So it could work on a licensed or ham radio link that is pumping out 50+ watts?
On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 7:38 PM, Marlon K. Schafer <o...@odessaoffice.com> wrote: > I've tried it a couple of times and never had enough signal to make it work. > > If you have a -70 signal at the first receive antenna then you're basically > going to transmit at -70 or so (instead of + 1 or 3). Running the calcs it > looks like a receive signal of -132 at 2 miles. > > Remember, at 2.4 gig you gain 6 db every time you halve your distance. So > at 1 mile it would be -126, half mile would be -120 and 1/4th mile you'd > still only see a receive signal of about -114. > > Near as I can tell this only works well if you have a LOT of power. > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Barnes" <st...@pcswin.com> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 1:43 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Repeater > > > 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/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
