ditto on the metrolinq. I like the 5GHz backup. Seems to work fine for short links as long as you understand it is just a patch antenna on the font.
On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 3:55 PM Sterling Jacobson <sterl...@avative.net> wrote: > It’s wise of them to have dropped 5GHz because it never really worked all > that well. > > The radios/antennas didn’t seem to be made for it and it ends up causing > more issues than it solves IMO. > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of * Carl Peterson > *Sent:* Friday, February 19, 2021 2:50 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Wireless Wire Dish @ 1km > > > > Seems strange to me that they dropped the 5GHz backup radio from the GBE > Plus and the AF60LR. All the other 60GHz radios have a 5GHz backup of some > sort. > > We have installed a number of the little 60GHz GBE radios and they seem > solid for short links with easy aim. > > > > On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 3:31 PM Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I think they claim their "Wave AI" feature is supposed to somehow > magically make long links work better... but yeah, being able to use > 66-70ghz behaves more like 70/80ghz than the lower 60ghz band, so you can > do much longer distances... you still have the same problem with rain fade, > but even on something like a 1 mile link that will work at 64-65ghz, it > works a lot better, since you have more signal to work with. > > > > On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 3:11 PM Carl Peterson <cpeter...@portnetworks.com> > wrote: > > Is that the only extra magic in the LR? They claim 12KM vs 2KM. I would > never try 12 but I'm tempted to go for up to 3. > > > > On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 3:02 PM Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > At 1km it won't drop much, but it will still drop occasionally. Ubiquiti > AF60LR will do a bit better than the other options, because it can use the > higher channels. > > > > On Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 2:16 PM Dev <d...@logicalwebhost.com> wrote: > > 700 meter Ignitenet MetroLinq PTP60-35 running around -48dbm during clear > day says it will do >2.5Gbps with this RSSI, these things do a ton of > bandwidth. It hangs in there surprisingly well during rain unless it’s > really DUMPING rain. I think during normal or heavy rain it’s still in the > mid to high 50’s. Doesn’t seem to use the 5GHz backup much, but traffic > drops off fast when you do. I have another link doing 1.3km, much worse in > heavy rain, but very impressive throughput when it’s not raining, > surprisingly. > > > On Feb 19, 2021, at 11:51 AM, Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > We havent dealt with 60ghz other than as an outside contractor so ive > never looked at performance directly. At 1 km what kind of fade are we > talking in a normal rain shower, and in a downpour? > > We have had pretty good luck with af24 over the years but need more > capacity, the fade in 60ghz concerns me, and I never understood the 60 ghz > ones with 5ghz backup. its like a cruise ship having a backup canoe > > -- > > 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 > > > > > -- > > Carl Peterson > > *PORT NETWORKS* > > 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 > > Baltimore, MD 21202 > > (410) 637-3707 > > -- > 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 > > > > > -- > > Carl Peterson > > *PORT NETWORKS* > > 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 > > Baltimore, MD 21202 > > (410) 637-3707 > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Carl Peterson *PORT NETWORKS* 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
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