We have put up a couple of 4.9 links with B5c using MTI panel antennas: http://www.mtiwe.com/?CategoryID=211&ArticleID=217 <http://www.mtiwe.com/?CategoryID=211&ArticleID=217>
Results have been very good. The antenna is about $600 with the mounting kit. Mark > On Jul 22, 2015, at 8:02 PM, Jaime Fink <[email protected]> wrote: > > On a related topic to the connectorized parabolics for use on the B5c, almost > all of the dishes are designed primarily for 5850 Mhz U-NII 3 because most of > the PTP business has been so far > > So if you’re wanting to set it up in 4900 (public safety) or 5150 MHz bands, > there’s definitely more antenna match gain loss versus what people observe on > the antennas in U-NII 3, since they weren’t specifically engineered for it. > > Most vendors to date have not posted performance specs for the lower bands > since it’s a relatively new application for those dishes, you may want to get > opinions from other users on what they’re seeing if you’re using those bands, > and what to compensate on power with, some users have observed 2 to 4 dBi > difference sometimes I’ve heard. > > On integrated devices radios like B5, this compensation automatically happens > since we characterize or own dish to optimize EIRP with the FCC (all in the > filings), but it’s up to the professional installer to do so with a > connectorized dish. > > Cheers, > Jaime Fink • Mimosa <http://www.mimosa.co/> • CPO & Co-Founder > > From: Af <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of TJ > Trout <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Reply-To: "[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 4:39 PM > To: "[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Mimosa B5c antenna choices > > They are vh. I would use the rd light weight and isobeam after using those > and the rdac31. waste of money I think. > > On Jul 22, 2015 4:37 PM, "Josh Luthman" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > The AC are slant I think. If both sides are the same (both slant or both > linear) the radio won't know. > > What's $1300? > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340> > Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343> > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Jul 22, 2015 7:25 PM, "Craig House" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Has anyone tried to use a b5c on a UBNT 5G31AC dish? I have been using > Commscope dishes but my supply is gone and I hate to buy a 1300.00 dish to do > what a 300$ dish may accomplish? I know the connectors would have to be > RPSMA to N type but otherwise any reason this would not work? > > Craig
