Two 11x even with two dishes is still cheaper than an Aviat. I see the Aviat
being an option when we crest 1.4 gigabit. Until then my dual 11x setup is much
less expensive.
> On Jan 19, 2020, at 11:15 AM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote:
>
> Maybe we should ask what you are trying to accomplish. Is it more capacity,
> or something else?
>
> Because if it's more capacity, you will take such a hit on price and
> performance using 2 radios and combiners that you'd be better off with one
> more conventional radio. You shouldn't even have to buy a dual core radio to
> get approx. double the throughput of an AF11x. Start with the lower
> throughput and lower system gain of the AF11X, lose I think someone said ~7
> dB for combiners, pay for 2 radios and combiners, then need external LAG.
> It's a Rube Goldberg if you're just trying to get ~1.5 Gbps full duplex
> capacity, just buy one of the alternatives that people have suggested like
> Aviat. Or if money isn't a big issue and you want to license both
> polarizations (which I believe you need to do for the AF11X), then buy a true
> dual core radio with an OMT and have tons of capacity for the future. Either
> way, feel good that you're making efficient use of spectrum.
>
> If capacity isn't the objective, maybe some more info.
>
> If money is the main issue, yes the AF11X is very affordable, but not if you
> have to use 2 of them and some outboard stuff to do what other vendors can do
> with one radio.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com
> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2020 8:33 AM
> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com>
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 11 ghz combiner
>
> The problem is keeping one transmitter out of the other. So you have hybrid
> combiners and circulators. Those are the only methods I know. You can get
> both at 11 GHz with waveguide or SMA connectors.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Radabaugh
> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2020 7:06 AM
> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 11 ghz combiner
>
> This is usually done using wave guides rather than at the electrical level
> due to the high losses that occur when trying to do it using transmission
> lines. It’s a pretty complex piece of waveguide design - not something you
> can cobble together. The vendors with full product lines in the microwave
> backhaul market have these solutions already designed and available.
>
> Mark
>
>> On Jan 18, 2020, at 4:20 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> That would be a tall order. AF11 radios are two-pole already, and the
>> diplexers have a N connector. if you had the right frequencies; maybe,
>> but it is difficult for me to visualize.
>>
>> bp
>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>
>>> On 1/18/2020 12:23 PM, Matt Hoppes wrote:
>>> Does anyone know of a 10-12ghz combiner module?
>>>
>>> Example - I want to run two airFiber 11x radios on one dish.
>>>
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