Microwave PTP you can landmark or manually walk azimuth quick enough and pull in the links so I don't think it's necessary for that. However with PTMP deployments going to such small slices (aka 30 degree horns) I think your azimuth planning needs to be a lot tighter and well planned. 120 degree sectors you could meh it close enough, but 12x 30 horns you need to map it well to make sure you're hooking up people to the places you think you should be. Also for CBRS since it's quite fussy. Someone on WISP Talk just posted a thing from someone using them with horns in the last couple days.
Also check attachment methods. Some of the bungee cord setups are annoying. On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 11:52 AM Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I got approval from the boss to order a smart aligner. Ive been looking at > this for a while, particularly with the need for accuracy in CBRS. Not > looking to use it at customer sites, just backhauls and access points. > We have historically never been verifiably accurate on azimuths, probably > rolled out pretty bad too. We have had issues with contractors not installing > sites to spec, and having to go back up to turn radios/adjust tilt, etc. > > This will be handy for this year, we are dropping in at least 40 new access > points and 3 or 5 new licensed links in the next few months. but then the > tool will sit > > Boss said the worst thing to me, "get it if you think its necessary". If it > were a $1k tool it wouldnt be a question bet we are looking at almost 7k on > the kit. It meets my accuracy needs, but I almost wonder if the convenience > outweighs the necessary. ant his is over half the cost of a licensed link. > Knowing my numbers are right in propagation tools holds a lot of value. > saving maybe an hour getting a tight link aligned here and there offsets some > cost. > You old timers, is this a justifiable expenditure based on your experience? > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
