[WISPA] PacWireless 5.8 grid and water

[Mac Dearman]

I have several hundred PacWireless 21/25/26/29db grid dishes out (some for 5
years+- ~) and have had only one that had water at the antennas Nf feed horn
fitting. This was just last week and when we lowered the whole antenna and
jumper I found out that my previous climber had installed a PolyPhaser at
the antenna and not at the box. I attribute the water due to poor
weatherproofing at the PolyPhaser since I have never had an issue with the
PacWireless grids or solid parabolic dishes.

Mac




> -----Original Message-----
> From: wireless-bounces at wispa.org [mailto:wireless-bounces at wispa.org] On
> Behalf Of Scott Reed
> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 3:05 PM
> To: WISPA General List
> Subject: [WISPA] PacWireless 5.8 grid and water
> 
> In the last 2 weeks I have had 2 PacWireless 5.8 grids fail.  These
> units (a 26dB and a 29dB) have water in the connector (N-female on the
> antenna) with no apparent leakage through the installer applied weather
> proofing.  Has anyone else had water get in through the antenna or
> should I assume it is an installation problem?
> 
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> NewWays Networking, LLC
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