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01/17/2011

Smart and Diligent Diagnosis Always Works 

SB was contracted by another microwave company to resolve a problem for one of their customers. They were having throughput issues and they thought it was related to their mounts swaying in the wind.

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01/3/2011

What changed? 

Our customer was having trouble getting traffic across a point to point microwave link. We ran test sets across the link at maximum speed with no problems. The customer called back with the same issue and we tested successfully. Looking at their network, we asked what has changed? ‘Nothing’ was the answer.

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12/3/2010

Eliminating Unnecessary Equipment is Often a Good Thing!  

A company was having trouble with their security cameras which were installed on an island. It was a solar powered setup and we had installed a radio which required minimal current draw to transport their feeds.

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09/10/2010

Are Microwave Communication Systems Affected by Rain? 

RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY or Are Microwave Radio Communication Systems affected by rainfall?

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08/13/2010

The "Early" Days of Point to Point Installations 

In June of 1992, the company that I had recently founded received its second order. Anyone that has been an entrepreneur understands how critical these initial orders are, so I was really paying attention.

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05/17/2010

Unlicensed RF Interference Issues 

The so-called "ISM" bands (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) were allocated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for use by machines that emitted RF (radio frequencies) such as RF welders, industrial heaters and microwave ovens, but not for radio communications.

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