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Bicton FreeNet Link Tests

Please report any other tests to clark@freenet-antennas.com

With Good cable to AP!

Location

Distance to
BICTON-AP

(km)
(384.65E
6455.75N)

Measured Sig/Noise/SNR
(dBm/dBm/dB)

Description LOS Easting
(m)
Northing
(m)
Brick Cake Galaxy-18 BiQuad AntCaptenna KipperCan SatCap & 85cm Dish
                       
Cnr StirlingHwy/Christina Yes 382.1 6455.9 2.56 -79/-99/20            
Jerrat Dr, East Freo Yes 383.7 6455.7 0.87 -67/-99/32 -62/-99/37 -54/-100/46 -62/-101/39 -60/-101/41 -62/-101/39 tba
Harvest Rd, North Freo No     2.00     -80/-95/15        

With Defective cable to AP!

Location

Distance to
BICTON-AP

(km)

Measured SNR
(dB)

Description Easting
(m)
Northing
(m)
Brick Coffee Cake Galaxy BiQuad SatCap  Dish with..
BiQuad Brick
Foundry Ct, N. Freo 382.3 6455.9 2.30 12 15 14 19      
Saddington Cres, Mos. Pk 384.1 6456.2 0.67 10 17 22 26      
Jerrat Dr, East Freo 383.7 6455.7 0.87 13 14 19 23 17 32 32

 

Antenna URL

Nominal Gain
(dBi)

Brick http://www.ii.net/~clark/FreeNet/#BrickAntennaDesign 6
Coffee Can http://www.saunalahti.fi/elepal/antenna2.html#2C 12
Cake Tin http://www.saunalahti.fi/elepal/antenna1.html 13
Galaxy (mod) http://martybugs.net/wireless/conifermods.cgi 18
BiQuad http://trevormarshall.com/biquad.htm
Note: Pictures show are for a VERTICALLY polarized feed.
Rotate the 'Figure 8' 90 degrees for Horizontal pol.
14
AntCaptenna
Kipper Can as featured in Nov 2002 Silicon Chip Magazine.
SatDish http://trevormarshall.com/biquad.htm
Notes: 
1.  My tests were done with a 70cm dish as commonly
used for satellite TV in WA.
2.  Mount dish 'upside down' (arm at top) to point dish 
horizontally. I reversed the mounting bracket.
3.  The 70cm dish appeared to add 15dB of gain
Feed Gain
BiQuad 29
Brick 29
SatCap See the SatCap page tba

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