Broadband and WiFi

Compare parabolic dish and flat panel antennas for point to point links: gain and beamwidth worked from aperture size, alignment tolerance in degrees, side…

Compare 5 GHz and 60 GHz bridges for building to building links: range limits, rain fade from the ITU model, DFS and congestion, FCC…

A fault order for cell boosters that underperform: power, oscillation and the FCC’s shutdown rules, overload near a tower, donor antenna aim, coax and…

What WiFi 6, 6E and WiFi 7 each add, how the FCC’s 6 GHz rules affect indoor and outdoor access points, when multi-link operation…

How a radio tower ground system fits together: rods and ring, bonding the legs, coax shield kits at the top, base and entry, the…

How to choose and fit an outdoor network cabinet for WISP and camera gear: sizing, pole or wall mounting, heat from sun and equipment,…

Vertical, horizontal, slant 45 and circular polarization, what a mismatch costs in decibels at each angle, and how dual polarized antennas carry two MIMO…

What the FCC rules give a WISP on each side: Part 101 coordination and the 30-day notice, Part 15 interference terms, the shared bands…

Mesh WiFi and wired access points compared: why wireless backhaul loses speed with each hop, when wired backhaul mesh is enough, how roaming and…

Locate candidate towers with coverage maps and the FCC Antenna Structure Registration search, read RSRP, RSRQ and SINR from the phone, and aim a…

Guyed or self-supporting? Compare the two tower types on land, steel, upkeep and site layout, see which standards, engineering checks and permits apply, and…

One omni or several sectors? Compare the two point to multipoint antennas on coverage, gain, noise and capacity, see how the FCC power rule…