First of all, I have never seen an N connector rated above 11 GHz, and those are extra expensive. If there is an 18 GHz version, it will be even more expensive.
This will not be a cable you can make yourself in the field and it will be very sensitive to being fully seated so you will probably have to use a torque wrench to make it work at 18 GHz. Silly. You can weatherproof an SMA just as easy as an N connector. Good heatshrink can be found for both. Folks trying to use N connectors at 18 GHz are going to quickly get introduced to the world of return loss problems. Von: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] Im Auftrag von Rob Genovesi Gesendet: Donnerstag, 30. Juni 2016 01:32 An: af@afmug.com Betreff: Re: [AFMUG] Convert Andrew Dragonwave dishes to N >From Gary-UBNT: "We are working on data sheets right now so hopefully you will get more questions answered shortly. The reason for N connectors relates to demand for higher mechanical robustness and the ability for the connectors to be weather-proof as a stand alone connector (fully weatherproof gaskets and the ability to accept larger diameter jumpers readily). The N connectors we use are rated to 18+ GHz." An active thread on the UBNT forums right now, more available here: http://community.ubnt.com/t5/airFiber/Some-AF11X-details/td-p/1512145 -Rob On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 12:05 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote: I'm looking at all the other AF-nnX radios from UBNT, and they all use SMA connectors. What reason would they have to use N instead of SMA? Seems the SMA connector would have fewer issues at 11 GHz.
