The Mikrotiks actually aren't bad with the cheap brackets. They come with a handy little sight that sticks and the back of the dish, and makes alignment pretty simple, even with the cheap brackets, and since they don't really need to be that precise compared to other 60ghz products (or any 80ghz and 24ghz, for that matter), it's really not bad at all, as long as you can get you head behind the dish. The expensive brackets (solidmount) are super nice though, aside from the fact that they make it so you can't use the sight, in a lot of cases... they're actually the best brackets for precision alignment that I've seen on any of the low-end 60ghz stuff.
The brackets that come with the Ubiquiti 60ghz radios are the worst of any of them, in my opinion... they do have a better bracket that they sell, but I don't think they're generally available yet. I've put up a lot of MikroTik, IgniteNet and a few Ubiquiti 60ghz links, and the MikroTiks are by far the easiest to align, even with the cheap brackets. The Ignitenets aren't bad if you have the scope, and the Ubiquitis are probably the hardest to align (well, the Ignitenets are worse if you don't have the scope, but that's not an option for the Ubiquiti). On Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 8:15 AM Robert <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote: > Get the expensive brackets, don't even think of anything else. > > On 10/5/20 6:00 AM, Mathew Howard wrote: > > Yeah, the Mikrotiks align themselves to a certain extent... They do still > be aimed fairly precisely, but it's definitely a lot easier than any other > 60ghz > > On Mon, Oct 5, 2020, 7:40 AM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > >> I haven’t spent much time looking at the 60 and 80 GHz products, but do I >> remember correctly that some have an antenna array or beam steering so they >> automatically align themselves and stay aligned, while others require >> manual alignment? I’ve been told the alignment at these frequencies can be >> very touchy, to the point where tower or building movement may be a >> problem. Like don’t climb the tower or walk on the rooftop, or the >> backhaul will drop out. >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Dennis Burgess via AF >> *Sent:* Monday, October 5, 2020 7:21 AM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >> *Cc:* Dennis Burgess <dmburg...@linktechs.net> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 1GBps link option >> >> >> >> Yep. MT wireless wire dish. >> >> >> >> >> http://www.linktechs.net/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=2656&idcategory=0 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *[image: LTI-Full_175px]* >> >> *Dennis Burgess* >> >> >> * Mikrotik : **Trainer, Network Associate, Routing Engineer, Wireless >> Engineer, Traffic Control Engineer, Inter-Networking Engineer, Security >> Engineer, Enterprise Wireless Engineer* >> >> *Hurricane Electric: **IPv6 Sage Level* >> >> *Cambium: **ePMP* >> >> >> >> Author of "Learn RouterOS- Second Edition” >> >> *Link Technologies, Inc* -- Mikrotik & WISP Support Services >> >> *Office*: 314-735-0270 Website: http://www.linktechs.net >> >> Create Wireless Coverage’s with www.towercoverage.com >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Mathew Howard >> *Sent:* Saturday, October 3, 2020 11:48 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 1GBps link option >> >> >> >> Just across a street? I would just go with a mikrotik 60ghz (wireless >> wire dish), it's going to be the cheapest and simplest option. >> >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 3, 2020, 11:46 PM Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Thanks. Never heard of it... >> >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 3, 2020, 9:16 PM Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] <j...@brazoswifi.com> >> wrote: >> >> GigaBeam from UBNT >> >> AF60-LR from UBNT (will be back on store.ui.com soon) >> >> Mikrotik 60ghz PTP. >> >> >> >> All of those are sub $500 for something approaching 1G. >> >> >> >> Jim Bouse >> Owner - Brazos WiFi >> 979-985-5912 >> http://www.brazoswifi.com >> <https://imsva91-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.brazoswifi.com&umid=C013D55C-B0EB-8405-972C-D43901BC6E1D&auth=079c058f437b7c6303d36c6513e5e8848d0c5ac4-f32a712f31ac3f2cbaf43c9add71ca710c889d1c> >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Jaime Solorza >> *Sent:* Saturday, October 3, 2020 10:14 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] 1GBps link option >> >> >> >> A church wants a wireless link to push 1GBps over a street... >> >> Any ideas? Siklu is out of their budget. >> >> -- >> 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 >> >> -- >> 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 >
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