Hi
We have 2 links running on an RB800 on a 15m tower, arranged as follows:
Both use 27dbi grids which are horizontally polarised, with link A using R52Hn cards running single grid 802.11n and B using R5H cards. In both cases, we are running station mode, while the other side is AP. Link A is 0.8km and link B is 16.2km.
Initially we had only link A running, reaching speeds of up to 105mbps and signals of -50 to -55 without any issues.
Recently, however, we have enabled link B, and since then link A's signal has dropped to -37 and the speed has dropped to no more than 7mbps. When we switch link B off again then everything goes back to normal, so we know it's not a hardware issue. Furthermore, when I climb the tower and stand between the grids A and B, everything is fine again.
We have 8 grids on our tower, some running N and and some running A, and have never had this issue before. The only difference with these two is that the grids are horizontal while all the rest are vertical. Also, there is a 300mm gap between the bottom of grid A and the top of grid B.
Does anyone have any advice or suggestions on how we could fix the problem?
Thanks