Ah the joys and pains of a new gig :) The original sector was good, but the new one does a much better job of keeping the gain even across the entire band (where the original sector wasn't optimized for the lower portion nearly as well). Patterns across the band as well and a lot of focus on balancing both polarizations. Mechanicals and build quality have been improved too. Effectively the original was an older model, and we used what we've learned over the years of horn development to then optimize this new sector. While horns are the bread and butter, there are still a ton of networks across the world that are more spread out on older radio technologies so our sectors can really fit the bill there.
On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 10:00 AM Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: > Gotta grill the new guy... > > I didn't watch the video, so maybe I will. The site, though, looks like > every other RFE product page. The product looks like any other RFE sector > I've had (through obviously with a couple of tweaks here and there). > > Admittedly, I haven't delved into it too deeply, but I guess that's mostly > because it doesn't seem that different than your existing products. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Caleb Knauer" <cknauer.li...@gmail.com> > *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com> > *Sent: *Thursday, April 15, 2021 8:52:25 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Best 90degree Sector to use with UBNT LTU APs > > The site and the intro video embedded does a good job explaining it, and > I'm still learning the ropes here. But the main point is that there are > inherent limitations of a patch array sector style antenna on its ability > to maximize beam efficiency (basically how much RF energy goes out the main > lobe vs what's lost to side/back lobes). The Array Sector antenna is built > to maximize the beam efficiency to be the best possible. The gain is > uniform across the whole spectrum, the V and H patterns are balanced which > keeps your chain to chain performance even, and the back shield cuts out > the lobes and makes for better colocation without the need for aftermarket > shields. The build quality is great, and it's set up for all the > standard slide and click radios like LTU, 3k, mimosa, etc. This makes for > an optimized sector as best as you can get it. > > While our primary focus is on the horn market, the array sector definitely > has a place in a tools in the tool box approach. Typically these are used > where clients are spread out across the coverage area, density is > relatively low, and the distances are relatively long. Usually used in more > rural deployments, but we're seeing folks mix them with horns in various > layouts as well. > > We find that for LTU, the 60 degree asymmetric horn is typically the best > fit for its mix of coverage area, gain, and noise isolation. Noise > isolation is really important with LTU as that platform doesn't like noise > at all, and typically a 90 degree pattern is too wide. You want a tighter > coverage area with the best noise isolation that you can get, and the > asymmetric horn fits that bill perfectly. > > Anyone looking for a deeper dive, please feel free to reach out and I can > set up a chat with Tasos as he can explain this in deeper detail with more > nuance than I can at the moment. We'll be in Dallas also. I'll be mainly > handing out shirts and trying not to answer stuff wrong :-D > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 8:53 AM Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: > >> What's so special about the new sector? >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >> >> >> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"Caleb Knauer" <cknauer.li...@gmail.com> >> *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com> >> *Sent: *Thursday, April 15, 2021 7:48:09 AM >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Best 90degree Sector to use with UBNT LTU APs >> >> RF elements array sector is what you want if you want a 90-ish degree >> sector. 3db drop is around 75 degrees, 6db is around 100 degrees. >> Patterns on the site along with further info. >> >> https://rfelements.com/products/array-sector/array-sector-antennas/overview/ >> >> Lot of horn choices are available too depending on your deployment. A >> mix of horns and sectors might fit the bill even better. >> >> Email me at ca...@rfelements.com (I work there now) and we can set up >> a call to go into detail. >> >> On Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 4:37 PM Paul McCall <pa...@pdmnet.net> wrote: >> > >> > What sayeth the crowd? putting in a dozen or so LTU APs and looking >> for best performing sectors (90 and 60 degrees) >> > >> > thanks! >> > >> > Paul >> > -- >> > 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 > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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