On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 5:33 PM, Daniel Ransom via PSDR <psdr@hamwan.org> wrote:
I installed the new MikroTik MIMO radio and Ubiquiti panel antenna in the tree mount at my backyard fence (where I have LOS to Gold Mountain). My signal is 6 dBm better, with increased signal-to-noise ratio, over the QRT-5. (The QRT-5 moves to the South Kitsap School District bus barn for Emcom use.) The panel antenna has a 2-degree downtilt for mounting on a high site. So, for my low-site location I turned it upside down. See photos. I have attached a Winbox capture. 73 from Dan at K7MM
Dan, This is great! I did not expect your sector antenna to have such favorable improvement over the QRT-5. I hope the QRT-5 performs well in its new home. I am curious if a Poynting grid antenna could be aimed precisely enough from your tree mount to gain a few more dB. Here's how the improvement looks on the graph (the gap is the time it took for me to point the monitoring at your new IP address): [image: Inline image 1] https://monitoring.hamwan.k7nvh.com/cacti/graph_view.php?action=tree&tree_id... By the way, since adding SNMP graphing for your node, your link status is now noted on the coverage map. https://hamwan.org/t/Coverage+Map Tom KD7LXL
