Dan:
I have some experience in the type of link your ISP offer to provide
broadband to you, there are several options in the 5.7-5.8 Ghz , one very
popular and easy to install is the Motorola Canopy, that work in several
license free Bands like 900 @ 3mbps 2.4 5.2 and 5.7-.8 Ghz at 10 -20 mbps.
as you know the ISP always want to use the lowest cost for the customer
installation, there are other plataforms in the 5.7 ghz that need external
antennas and can use AMPs like you ISP say increase power and give more
coverage area, Canopy have and integrated antenna and to give more distance
need a Directv tipe dish parabolic, with a pair a Point to point can gives 35
miles in the 5 ghz, point to Multipoint can easy gives 10-20 miles using
parabolics
You can ask for a warranty and a try period , but i beleive you can enjoy
broadband wireless, the only worry can be a heavy rain storm or heavy wind
moving the dish .
if you need more signal bigger antennas is the solution.
if you feel is too expensive check the satellite options .
Hector XE2K
On 31 Oct 2005 08:21 PST you wrote:
> I have been compelled to use dial up ISP service for some time. Recently a
> high speed RF link service has become available. It operates on 5.7ghz. The
> ISP transmitter is located on a mountain top at about 15 miles distance and
> I have line of sight to it. The operator has recently increased power and
> thinks an acceptable signal to my location is available. They are ready to
> test for this.
> I am concerned that our frequent snow and rain this winter might result in
> unreliable signal levels. The receiver end uses a dish and my experience
> with the Dish TV system is that less than an inch of snow on the reflector
> kills the signal. The ISP antennas on the mountain top are in a snow
> environment all winter for sure. They may have heaters on their antennas to
> solve this problem at that end.
> Has anyone had experience in a situation like this? Should I stick with my
> dial up?
>
> 73, Dan, N5AR
>
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