He's using an amplifier, though. That's probably going to be the noise
reading on any channel he chooses. Without the amp, it'd probably end
up being down around 90 or so.
At 01:20 AM 11/14/02 -0600, you wrote:
geesh... -75 noise? try changing channels!
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Minich" <gminich@toshiba.ca>
> To all that have asked: I am using a 19 dbi grid on the satellite that
is
> about 1.5 miles from the base. The base antenna is a 12dbi Tiltek with
120
> degree coverage. The noise hovers in the -75db region. This seems a bit
> high however I am using an amp. The client side has a 35 to 40db SNR and
> typically sees noise in the -90db region. I think I may be in a high
noise
> area. I sometimes see the noise dip down to -82db for 10 to 20 seconds at
a
> time and then back up to -75. I am going to replace the vertical sector
> with a horizontal model. I do manage a 290Kbyte up/download with this
> config so it can't be that bad.
>
>
> Someone had mentioned that I should use an 18dbi patch at the satellite.
> Do patches usually "throw" the signal better? I am just waiting for
another
> person to lite-up a 2.4Ghz telephone!
>
> George
Roger Boggs
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