Wireless Joint

scott.flora wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2020 4:24 pm So in the attachment I have the house and the path from the house to the 4G tower. There is another maker for a pole about 100 ft. from the house. That has a path to the tower as well.
The problem I have is trees are blocking the path to the house. This Google Earth view has a lot of shadows which make it look like the tree span out father than they actually do. The trees between the house and the field are ours and I can clear a path through them. The two trees in the field are the problem. The path from the tower to the house goes right through the middle of tree2.
This is why I’m thinking about moving out about 100 ft. from the house to the maker called pole. This gets the path to the tower away from tree 2. There would be a clear line of sight to the tower which I can actually see 1.4 miles away.
The thing is I’ll lose a good share of the signal strength gained with over 100 ft. of cables.

Here is the (call it crazy) idea I’ve be kicking around. Run power and an Ethernet cable to the pole. Mount the yagis on the pole and put the MR1100 Nighthawk in a protected box and then put it under the roof of the near buy chicken coop. That’s’ the little white rectangle object next to the pole site. This will keep the antenna cable short and ethernet cable can run 300 ft. with no problem. The Nighthawk would need to have a means of keeping it above 32 degrees and below 95 degrees. We are in Indiana so it gets pretty cold and hot as well. My ideas so far have been use a plastic cooler just large enough. Put in a small fan and intake to ventilate in hot weather. In cold weather I thought a small pet bed warmer might do the trick.
I would really like to hear the pros and cons or whatever input you have. We have Centurylink internet and on a good day we get 2.4 Mbps. down. I was reading that the COE has no plans to expand or upgrade service in the rural areas, so we are on our own here.

BillA wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 5:54 am "Trees 1 and 2" are not so much a problem (multi-path reflection could get around them), but the large collection of trees near your house could be interfering (the thickness of their crowns could attenuate the signal). If you cleared those (or maybe just their top) and have a tall pole for your antennas, that should do the trick. If you go the ethernet route, 300 feet is right at the edge of a reliable long run, otherwise you can use a repeater in the middle.
If you go with the remote installation, The Wireless Haven sells a nice box which according to reports, has no issues with cold or heat, so maybe look into into that. A "cooler box" probably has too much insulation which could trap both the cold and heat, and having an electric heater/cooler installed just requires more power, plus brings more headaches and points of fault.

Before doing anything, run a speed test with your current setup, it may not be too bad, or your could just move. lol jk!
Just my 2cents, course you do whatever you see best fit.

scott.flora wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:59 am I certainly can try clearing some trees Bill. I have tested with a cell phone in the field beyond my trees and the signal is stronger if tree 1 and 2 are not blocking the path. I tested both ways. Keep in mind that there are no leaves on the trees this time of year. It would be the trunks and branches interfering with the signal.
I have done the speed test and it fluctuates a lot (-94 to -97 signal). Between 2.5 and 60 download. This why I don't want to trust it as is. Thanks.

BillA wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:06 am Speed fluctuations can occur when a phone's or router's modem changes bands (to a narrower bandwidth or no CA), so it's kind of a hit and miss, so clearing trees may or may not improve it by much. The mere fact that you can get up to 60Mbps down is a really good sign.

scott.flora wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:30 am I ran my phone in teat mode and there is only one band (2) at this AT&T tower. Cell mapper says there is a band 12 also, but I think it's used by another carrier like TMobile. The AT&T Nighthawk I have doesn't have band 12. Yes 60Mbps is pretty surprising. Going the remote option and clearing some trees would give me a clear line of site all the way to the tower. That seems like it should be a sure thing. It's also a lot more work.

scott.flora wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 1:24 pm I wonder if anyone has used the MR1100 Nighthawk outdoors. I don't think the heat would be a problem because it will be in shade. The cold however cold get as low as 10-15 below zero. It's only rated to 32 degrees.

scott.flora wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:02 am The battery is remove per Netgear's recommendation when it's being used full time.

I Have the nighthawk enclosed in a Coleman six pack cooler.

websiteperson wrote: ↑Fri May 07, 2021 5:34 pm Are you still using this setup?

I'm looking at doing a similar setup, but with PoE. I just ordered a PoE splitter, but it looks like I need a PoE injector as well?

websiteperson wrote: ↑Fri May 07, 2021 5:34 pm Are you still using this setup?

I'm looking at doing a similar setup, but with PoE. I just ordered a PoE splitter, but it looks like I need a PoE injector as well?