Setting the Downtilt on Your Telrad LTE Sector

Setting the Downtilt on Your Telrad LTE Sector

We have found that setting the proper down-tilt is essential for proper NLOS operation.  The Alpha sectors provided by Telrad have no electrical down-tilt, compared to the sectors many WISPs are used to.  This means that if you install them with zero down-tilt you are...
MikroTik SFP and SFP+ Link Issues

MikroTik SFP and SFP+ Link Issues

I found some interesting issues today when interconnecting MikroTik SFP and SFP+ ports.  If you put a 10G module in an SFP+ cage and link it to another 10G module, there are no issues.  Same thing with 1G modules but when you start mixing SFP+ cages with SFP modules...
MikroTik RoMON Feature Added to RouterOS

MikroTik RoMON Feature Added to RouterOS

Yesterday’s MikroTik Newsletter announced a new feature added to MikroTik RouterOS, RoMON.  This was first discussed at the Mikrotik Miami MUM held earlier this year but is apparently now a part of RouterOS since version 6.38.  So what is RoMON and what does it...