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W60G tx-power setting gone in latest firmware

Mon Oct 01, 2018 3:54 pm

One of our LHG-60ad links is only 100m long, so I had to manually set tx-power to 4 to get a stable link at the maximum rate. Unfortunately, after upgrading to latest stable firmware 6.43.2, the tx-power setting in CLI is no longer available. I tried switching to bugfix channel, but it's the same in 6.42.9, latest firmware with tx-power setting was 6.42.7.

Why was the setting removed? Is it a bug? Do you plan to re-add it in some future version? Should I try the development firmware?
 
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Re: W60G tx-power setting gone in latest firmware

Tue Oct 02, 2018 11:44 am

We fixed firmware instability when signal was too strong, latest versions should work without need to limit power output.
 
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Re: W60G tx-power setting gone in latest firmware

Tue Oct 02, 2018 3:41 pm

Well, it is better than it was at full power before, but not completely stable. This is the current status of one side of the link:
       connected: yes
       frequency: 58320
  remote-address: 04:D6:AA:A0:4A:0A
             mcs: 3
        phy-rate: 962.0Mbps
          signal: 40
            rssi: -48
       tx-sector: 63
  tx-sector-info: right 1.4 degrees, up 1.4 degrees
        distance: 100.18m
and the other side:
       connected: yes
       frequency: 58320
  remote-address: 04:D6:AA:A6:95:73
             mcs: 3
        phy-rate: 962.0Mbps
          signal: 40
            rssi: -48
       tx-sector: 22
  tx-sector-info: right 1 degrees, down 0.6 degrees
        distance: 100.19m
As you can see in the graphs below, before the firmware upgrade on Friday the rate stayed at maximum all the time, while now it hovers around 1 Gbit. All our other links are stable at 2.3 Gbit.
60g-rate-1.png
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Re: W60G tx-power setting gone in latest firmware

Fri Oct 05, 2018 4:01 pm

Can we get access for this link or similar with such issue to run some tests and debug?
Please write to support@mikrotik.com
 
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Re: W60G tx-power setting gone in latest firmware

Fri Oct 05, 2018 5:59 pm

OK, I sent the email.
 
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Re: W60G tx-power setting gone in latest firmware

Sat Apr 06, 2019 11:36 am

LHG 60, 1950 m highest freq

upgreade from fv with tx set to 15 to new firmware constantly rssi change 56 ..56. 56.... 62 ..62 . 56..56..56..56..56..56....62..62...65..56..56...56.
( new terminal monitor 1s on 60ad interface)

in long perioid it looks like in the graphs

even if i set fixed tx sector, it still change the rssi value

Why it isnt stable ?
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Re: W60G tx-power setting gone in latest firmware

Sun Apr 07, 2019 8:49 am

Being able to turn down tx-power is also important for preventing self-interference. Would be nice to see this option return.
 
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Re: W60G tx-power setting gone in latest firmware

Wed Jul 22, 2020 8:47 am

I miss that option too. I have a link that is 900m long and the RSSI is fluctuating. Even the link goes down.

That there is an A-TPC active is clearly visible. But the programming of that A-TPC mechanismen is not good at all.

Every 30 Minutes the link goes down. But is not exactly 30 Minutes. Sometimes it is 1 hour and sometimes 20 Minutes. But it is not random in Minutes (1,2,3,4,5,6) it is fixed 60 Minutes or 30 Minutes +-10 Minutes.

I am on rOS v6.47.1
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Re: W60G tx-power setting gone in latest firmware

Mon Jul 27, 2020 4:16 pm

LHG 60, 1950 m highest freq

upgreade from fv with tx set to 15 to new firmware constantly rssi change 56 ..56. 56.... 62 ..62 . 56..56..56..56..56..56....62..62...65..56..56...56.
( new terminal monitor 1s on 60ad interface)

in long perioid it looks like in the graphs

even if i set fixed tx sector, it still change the rssi value

Why it isnt stable ?
Sorry Off-Topic: What Tool are you using? It looks very informative!