[BC] Unlicensed STL over long path

[Lotus Engineering]

	Lots of variables there.  I've had trouble with our canopy system over relatively short distances if the RF environment (Particularly other 5.8 Unlicensed) is crowded.  A simple line of site over 6 miles was mostly unusable for a Translator STL due to the multipath introduced by other towers in the vicinity according to the Pros I finally called in when I could not make it work, although it had worked over other, longer distances.  Snow buildup on the dishes also made it less than reliable.  It might have been OK for data with lot's of retries but was not good for continuous audio.

Bill

Bill Croghan CPBE WBØKSW
Chief Engineer, 
KOMP/KXPT/KENO/KBAD/KWWN/KWID
Lotus Broadcasting, Las Vegas, NV

> -----Original Message-----
> From: broadcast-bounces+loteng=lvradio.com at radiolists.net
> [mailto:broadcast-bounces+loteng=lvradio.com at radiolists.net] On Behalf
> Of Dana Puopolo
> 
> I know several people who use the Motorola Canopy system over distances
> this
> long with no real problems. They are not doing STLs, but instead using
> them to
> extend their LANs to other offices.
> 
> -D
> 
> From: Allen Sherrill <warp99 at hotmail.com>
> 
> Is anyone using an unlicensed STL system (2.4/5.8 GHz) over a long
> path, i.e.
> thirty miles or more?  Successes or horror stories?
> 
> Allen Sherrill
> 
> 
>