Yes; their radars would be high-powered (perhaps megawatts). From your mountaintop location, you could have line-of-sight for 100 miles or more. If their radar was airborne, you could have LOS for 200 miles. Please keep us posted on what you turn up.
jack (Chair - WISPA FCC Committee) 818-227-4220 On 2/7/2011 11:17 AM, Bret Clark wrote: > Hhhhhhmmmm...that just set off a light bulb...none in the immediate > area, but I'm sure their stuff would be high powered enough to reach > some distance. Something we are going to look into further. > > > On 02/07/2011 02:04 PM, Jack Unger wrote: >> It could be mobile military radars or during National Guard exercises, etc. >> What >> freqs are you using in the band? Does your mountain installation overlook any >> military training areas? >> >> On 2/7/2011 9:11 AM, Bret Clark wrote: >>> That's what I'm thinking but you'd think it would be happening >>> continuously. Yet we'll go several months without so much as a peep and >>> then boom...we are in interference hell. Had the problem again this >>> weekend, started Friday night, on and off all weekend, then Sunday night >>> everything is find again. I'm running out of hair to pull out of my head >>> at this point! >>> >>> Bret >>> >>> On 02/07/2011 12:05 PM, Jack Unger wrote: >>>> Bret, >>>> >>>> Sure sounds like radar to me. >>>> >>>> jack >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2/7/2011 5:18 AM, Bret Clark wrote: >>>>> It's not the clients having the problem so much as it's the base which >>>>> is up on a mountain with the radio another 100 feet in the air. I don't >>>>> think this is a consumer device causing the problem. >>>>> >>>>> On 02/07/2011 03:10 AM, RickG wrote: >>>>>> There are plenty of 5GHz home routers as well ;( >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 3:06 AM, Jeromie Reeves<jree...@18-30chat.net> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> 5ghz cordless phone system and just the right magic path. In one case >>>>>>> it was only a issue when one of the cars were home, but not when the >>>>>>> 2nd was also there (car vs jacked up truck). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 6:31 AM, Bret Clark<bcl...@spectraaccess.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> I saw someone mention a problem in the 900MHz yesterday, but would >>>>>>>> anyone have any ideas as too what could be causing a problem in the >>>>>>>> 5GHz >>>>>>>> range? And I'm talking the entire 5GHz range (5-6GHz). At random times >>>>>>>> throughout the day our 5GHz customer get knocked off by what looks like >>>>>>>> a frequency hopping system putting out some serious power. The >>>>>>>> frustrating thing is that it's not consistent, but very random. We can >>>>>>>> go weeks without problems and then we get nailed, mostly on the >>>>>>>> weekends >>>>>>>> or evenings, but very rarely during business hours! The randomness of >>>>>>>> the problem has made tracking it nearly impossible. We are pulling our >>>>>>>> hair out as to what could be causing it. We've contact all other >>>>>>>> operators on the tower, none of them seem to be the culprit, even >>>>>>>> contacted BAE systems down the street that works on military radar, but >>>>>>>> they say they are not doing anything. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Right now I'd take any idea/suggestion no matter how crazy they maybe! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Bret >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Bret Clark >>>>>>>> Spectra Access >>>>>>>> 25 Lowell Street >>>>>>>> Manchester, NH 03101 >>>>>>>> www.spectraaccess.net >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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