Re: Longdistance 5.8GHz p2p links: Low signal with17dbm :-(

The Ubiquiti cards add around 9db internally to the reported level, if you 
set the madwifi output power to greater than about15db. So you are getting 
full output with txpower set to 17.

Tom S.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beat Meier" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 4:57 AM
Subject: [Madwifi-users] Longdistance 5.8GHz p2p links: Low signal with17dbm 
:-(


> Hello again
>
> I'm still stucking with the output power of 5.8GHz links.
> Is there anyone who has modified madwifi hal to use full power of 5.8GHz
> band of ubiquity cards (SR5)?
> I need a 25km link in 5.8GHz and I really want to use my wrap boards
> with madwifi driver.
> I tried to modify the madwifi hal but the output did not change :-(
> Nobody is using longdistance 5.8GHz p2p links which needs more than 
> 17dbm???
> I have 81dbm and as we now madwifi won't be able to work with this in
> 5.8GHz :-(
> It needs a level of at least 70-74dbm to work realiable...
>
> Thanks a lot for any hint!!!!
>
> Beat
>
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