If you're at -68, subtract ~2db for the cables/connectors, subtract FSL (frequency, distance) and finally add the antenna gain at the house.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” --- Winston Churchill On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Steve Barnes <st...@pcswin.com> wrote: > Ok I have never even thought about doing this. Does it actually work? This > sounds WAY to simple. > > A 29Db Grid on a Grain Leg pointed at the AP that has a -68 signal plugged > into a 24 DB Grid Pointed to the house 1/4 mile away. What kind of signal > would you have on the back side at the house? > > Steve Barnes > RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Rubens Kuhl > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 4:20 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Repeater > > One option to consider is a passive repeater. Wire a coax cable between the > two dishes and you are done... no electronics to fail, no power to supply on > a remote location. > > (haven't tested this trick with dual polarity, though) > > > Rubens > > > On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Steve Barnes <st...@pcswin.com> wrote: >> I have avoided repeaters like the plague but I have a situation where I have >> one and I am looking for a better option. When I started my wisp I was 100% >> Tranzeo. At this one location I setup a CPE connected to a TR-6000 that has >> 2 Ethernet ports that pass through POE. I ran 1 Ethernet up the tower with >> a POE at the bottom, and a crossover in between. >> >> I would like a similar layout for other locations. Issue I see is that not >> many other units, UBNT or MT have a 2nd Ethernet that pass through POE? >> >> How does everyone you get around this? >> >> Trying to stay cheaper than a RB433, 2 radios, and 2- antennas, box, >> pigtails, 2 LMR cables. >> >> Steve Barnes >> RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
