On 2014-04-18 19:06, Bart Kus wrote:
On 04/18/2014 01:59 PM, Dean Gibson AE7Q wrote:
Yup, totally agree that's how you do a good booth. We do have portable demo gear as well. Little 21dBi dishes with modems dangling off em.
Which dishes? Any suitable dishes available where the MikroTik *attaches* and doesn't *dangle*?
The little 21dBi guys still dangle. But, if you want direct-attach, here are a couple options:
http://www.antennas.com/dish-antennas-2/dual-pol-dish-antennas/
Thanks! However, for portable use, I think I'm looking for something with a little larger beamwidth, maybe 20-30 degrees. Bill's list looks reasonable.
Beware the shipping on the larger (3ft) one, it can be a killer. The smaller (2ft) one is reasonable though. You'll need a right-angle N connector (supplied with 5SHPn) to fire up the H-pol. The 2ft dish will have lower gain than the Poynting though, so beware. The 3ft dish will have higher gain than Poynting.
Second, have *pictures* on the HamWAN web site of the radio/modem, and *especially* the antennas (with dimensions). ..
Wanna throw a better web site presentation together in this regard? I can hook you up with editor access.
Yes.
OK, what's your username on the website? Have you worked a tikiwiki before? Perhaps install a copy locally to practice the syntax/format/plugins/etc. Feel free to drop into #HamWAN for real-time editing help.
I've used a wiki a small amount before. Probably the best thing is to create an near-empty page for me to start in. I didn't know I had a username on the web site. If you are referring to my name in the mailing list, it's "Dean Gibson AE7Q".
What kind of speeds do you get on the Frontier? I heard they really rolled back since it was FiOS.
I just did a test accessing CenturyLink's test page:
* Frontier FiOS: 25.6Mbps down, 12.0 up. * Comcast RG-6: 28.5Mbps down, 5.8 up.
Are those in-line with the advertised "service speeds"?
I think so.
BTW, if you're doing Bill's request for Internet speed, feel free to also do a /tool bandwidth-test to your next-hop for HamWAN. That'll show where the slow-downs are. Either on the link to you, or somewhere deeper in the network/Internet. You may have to open the firewall some more to allow the right packets through for that test. The bandwidth-test server on sector 2 is wide open, no authentication required.
ps: Please delete my "pending" eMail sent to the list with the wrong "From" address.