That could be a big part of the problem. I would suggest mounting the
trancevers in NEMA boxes at the roof.
K7LXC wrote:
>
> In a message dated 98-03-09 08:51:11 EST, atpaper@hutton.net writes:
>
> > Well the antenna already comes with the 50 feet of Belden 9914 Duobond
> > II-Braid RG-8 Type 50 Ohms 1C10 Shielded E108998 cable, supplied by TTI
> > Wireless
>
> Hmm. That's pretty dinky cable for 2.4 gHz. According to my Belden book,
> it looks like it has about 9.0 dB loss per 100 feet @ 2.4 gHz. Maybe you want
> to go to some 7/8 Heliax or better.
>
> 73, Steve K7LXC
>
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