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Re: [Karlnet] PRISM II 100mW card and Karlnet TC V4.02

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Subject: Re: [Karlnet] PRISM II 100mW card and Karlnet TC V4.02
From: "Norm Young" <npyoung@applegatebroadband.net>
Reply-to: karlnet@WISPNotes.com
Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 14:51:21 -0700
List-post: <mailto:karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
Barry, I await your results with 'bated breath.  I'm going up to our AP this
afternoon to put the PRISM II card in the backhaul slot to see if I get
similarly lousy results, as it's a known good.  I'm also going to go back to
the Orinoco card for the PtMP and see how that goes.

Norm

----- Original Message -----
From: "barrywhitcomb" <barrywhitcomb@msn.com>
To: <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 3:49 PM
Subject: RE: [Karlnet] PRISM II 100mW card and Karlnet TC V4.02


> Norm:
> I just received my 200 mW cards this week. I'm currently configuring a
> Karlnet FlashROM ISP basestation and hope to be testing on Monday.
>
> I will obviously be testing w/Orinoco cards and with 200 mW cards (on
> base and CPE ends of the equation). More on this early next week.
>
> Barry Whitcomb
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: karlnet-admin@WISPNotes.com [mailto:karlnet-admin@WISPNotes.com]
> On Behalf Of Norm Young
> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 5:09 PM
> To: karlnet@WISPNotes.com
> Subject: Re: [Karlnet] PRISM II 100mW card and Karlnet TC V4.02
>
>
> Yes, please, is anyone else deploying this card with Karlnet TC?  I'd
> love for the problem to be other than this card, as I really, really
> need that output power.
>
> I'm really surprised at the receive sensitivity being so depressed.  The
> noise reported is -102dBm on the PRISM II card, and the signal is
> reported at -101dB and the local signal reported at the laptop (Orinoco
> card, 24dB parabolic, 4' pigtail, Karlnet TC running on XP) is -80dBm,
> noise @ -99dBm,
> S/N=19 dB, distance 7.5mi from AP, good LOS, no obstructions.   The AP
> is an
> AP-1000, two radios slotted, one Orinoco on CH6 as a backhaul running
> into a horizontally polarized 24dB parabolic, the other, the PRISM II
> 100mW card as the PtMP on CH11 running into a 90 degree, vertical
> polarized 15dB sector, running TC v4.02.
>
> Norm
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Metcalf" <danm@suncorstainless.com>
> To: <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 11:24 AM
> Subject: RE: [Karlnet] PRISM II 100mW card and Karlnet TC V4.02
>
>
> > Anybody else see this?
> >
> >
> > Dan Metcalf
> > Wireless Broadband Systems
> > dan.metcalf@wbsysnet.com
> > 781-658-2075
> > www.wirelessbroadbandsystems.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Norm Young [mailto:npyoung@applegatebroadband.net]
> > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 12:29 PM
> > To: karlnet@WISPNotes.com
> > Subject: Re: [Karlnet] PRISM II 100mW card and Karlnet TC V4.02
> >
> > I'm going to pull this PRISM II 100mW card, as I've discovered that
> > the reporting of the signal strength at the AP (PRISM II, Karlnet TC)
> is
> > accurate---and extremely low.   I'm seeing signal strengths that are a
> good
> > 10dB below what they were with the Orinoco radio in place and all
> > other factors equal/similar.  The transmit power is as expected, 5dB
> > above the Orinoco radios, but the receive sensitivity is, to say the
> > least, very disappointing.
> >
> > I'll report the findings with the Orinoco radio slotted, and perhaps
> > it
> will
> > reveal some other factor is at work, but for now, the PRISM II card is
>
> > a
> dud
> > on the receive sensitivity side.  (Also the crash on reboot
> > "feature".)
> >
> >
> > Norm
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tony " <tonylist@wwwbiz.com>
> > To: <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 8:39 AM
> > Subject: RE: [Karlnet] PRISM II 100mW card and Karlnet TC V4.02
> >
> >
> > > Dong
> > >
> > > You have this card! Its the one we sent you for testing :)
> > >
> > > Sincerely
> > > Tony Morella
> > > Demarc Technology Group
> > > Office: 908-996-7995
> > > Cell: 908-246-9170
> > > Fax: 908-847-0202
> > > email: tony@demarctech.com
> > > http://www.demarctech.com
> > > Wireless Solution Provider
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: karlnet-admin@WISPNotes.com
> > > [mailto:karlnet-admin@WISPNotes.com]
> > > On Behalf Of Support
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 1:18 PM
> > > To: karlnet@WISPNotes.com
> > > Subject: RE: [Karlnet] PRISM II 100mW card and Karlnet TC V4.02
> > >
> > >
> > > Norm,
> > >
> > > We see this problem with some of the higher power radios in the
> > > AP-1000 and the RG-1000.  Those pieces of hardware were made for the
>
> > > 32mW radios and they will act funny with the 100mW and 200mW radios
> > > coming out. I have not seen the radio you are using, but if you want
>
> > > to send one in for testing we'd be glad to look at it for you.
> > >
> > >
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