I modified all of the AF5X dishes before the kits were released. Now we use the cross-pol kits on all of the Rocket dishes. We haven't had any issues. I deployed a 18.5 mile link yesterday (3' on both sides), getting 256 QAM. 75% duty cycle, pulling 300Mbps by 100Mbps on 5225.
On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 10:48 PM, George Skorup <geo...@cbcast.com> wrote: > I thought about that too. Good to know that will work. I'd like to keep > the existing UBNT pigtails with the silicone boots to make swapping the > radios over as fast as possible (no weather sealing). > > > On 9/10/2015 9:46 PM, Jon Langeler wrote: > >> FWIW I had to get a 90deg SMA connector so the GPS would fit. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Sep 10, 2015, at 9:54 PM, George Skorup <geo...@cbcast.com> wrote: >>> >>> I have a link on 2' Rocket dishes that just runs like crap. Can the AF5x >>> simply swap in place? I don't need the slant conversion, but is it >>> required? I thought someone mentioned that the V port of the feedhorn is in >>> the way of the GPS connector on the radio, or did they change that? >>> >>> Also, the Rockets are powered from regular PacketFlux 10/100 injector >>> ports fed from the 24V DC rail. I'm not worried about gigabit right now. >>> Can the 5X be powered from the two unused pairs only, or does it require >>> all four? >>> >> >
