Yeah... other than potentially being capable of more bandwidth, and maybe getting around some regulations, I can't imagine what advantage there would be.
On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 2:41 PM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > There's a whiz-bang-wow factor for free space optics. I'm not sure if > there's any real technical advantage over millimeter wave though. None > that I'm currently aware of. > > -Adam > > > On 9/20/2021 12:12 PM, Mathew Howard wrote: > > Seems to me like you're almost always going to be a lot better off just > using 80ghz (or even 60ghz, depending on requirements)... I guess if you > need more than 10Gbps it might make sense, but otherwise, it seems like > playing with this stuff is just going to cause a lot of unnecessary > headaches. > > On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 10:13 AM Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I hope its come along way. we did some and it was awful. auto alignment >> had to be turned of because it would sometimes just start adjusting and go >> out of alignment like it was having a seizure. lens fogging was awful. We >> had one where it would take a courthouse down roughly the same time every >> day, finally tracked it to sun reflection off an aluminum parapet. i had to >> haul a truck tarp up onto the roof to cover the parapet to prove it. The >> only place for lasers is in flexible glass >> >> On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 9:16 AM Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Yep...they tried one from a bank building in El Paso to Juarez back in >>> the late 1990s...22 story building moved too much...we ended up installing >>> a 23Ghz link but from another location. >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 6:24 AM Brian Webster <i...@wirelessmapping.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I would think now it would be easier to mount the laser in a gyro >>>> stabilized gimbal to account for the movement. In the 90’s that technology >>>> was not affordable. Image stabilizing cameras exist, gyro stabilized RC >>>> helicopters and drones are commonplace. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> >>>> Brian Webster >>>> >>>> www.wirelessmapping.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Chuck >>>> McCown via AF >>>> *Sent:* Friday, September 17, 2021 8:16 PM >>>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >>>> *Cc:* Chuck McCown >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ***SPAM*** interesting...we installed several >>>> laser links in the 1990s... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I did too. Mexico City. E1 data rate. High rise buildings. Building >>>> movement was a problem. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 17, 2021, at 5:12 PM, Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> https://news.google.com/articles/CBMicGh0dHBzOi8vYXJzdGVjaG5pY2EuY29tL2dhZGdldHMvMjAyMS8wOS9hbHBoYWJldHMtbGFzZXItaW50ZXJuZXQtc3lzdGVtLWhhcy1zZW50LTcwMHRiLW9mLWRhdGEtd2l0aC05OS05LXVwdGltZS_SAXZodHRwczovL2Fyc3RlY2huaWNhLmNvbS9nYWRnZXRzLzIwMjEvMDkvYWxwaGFiZXRzLWxhc2VyLWludGVybmV0LXN5c3RlbS1oYXMtc2VudC03MDB0Yi1vZi1kYXRhLXdpdGgtOTktOS11cHRpbWUvP2FtcD0x?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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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