I feel like Siklu let you down in some horrible way Eric.
Siklu has their link budget info right on their datasheets. Need the extra TX power, go with one of the newer radios. 700 – 5dBm 1200 – 7dBm 2200 – 11dBm 2500 – 18.5dBm 5500 – 16dBm (what’s this ;-) http://lbc.siklu.com/ Back when they only had the 1200 which has that +7dBm TX power is certainly limited the radio, and many people mis-deployed it under guidelines they would use for BridgeWave. But that is simply poor engineering. But also to put into context – lowest average rain rate in North America is typically 25 mm/hr for 99.99% operation. That is 10dB of fade at 1km at 99.99% availability. So your argument is true – that is 1km of distance your leaving on the table. See the chart below I made many moons ago. Every 60GHz/80GHz (regardless of vendor) I have engineered performs to spec. Engineer, engineer, engineer. Daniel White Managing Director – Hardware Distribution Sales ConVergence Technologies Cell: +1 (303) 746-3590 <mailto:dwh...@converge-tech.com> dwh...@converge-tech.com From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Eric Kuhnke Sent: Wednesday, October 5, 2016 1:13 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Siklu Distance Siklu's sales and marketing department goes to a great deal of effort and fluff to obscure the fact that many of their 80 GHz radios are not +18 or +19 Tx power, but are more like +7 or +10 coming out of the radio waveguide port. There's a reason why some of the more expensive 80 GHz products (Moseley/Remec/Bridgewave), SIAE, NEC etc are more costly, that's because of the total link budget you can achieve with +18 Tx power going into a 52dBi gain 60cm antenna. On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Jason McKemie <j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com <mailto:j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> > wrote: Their charts on that sheet still seem fairly optimistic to me. On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 12:44 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <fai...@snappytelecom.net <mailto:fai...@snappytelecom.net> > wrote: Context ! Context ! Context ! http://www.siklu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Overbuild-tech-note-Final-.pdf Some interesting suggestions in there ! Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 <tel:305%20663%205518%20x%20232> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 <tel:%28305%29663-5518> Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net <mailto:supp...@snappytelecom.net> _____ From: "Jason McKemie" <j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com <mailto:j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> > To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 5, 2016 1:22:39 PM Subject: [AFMUG] Siklu Distance I received an email from Siklu saying their equipment could offer gigabit speeds at 8+ miles. This seems dishonest at best. I guess they didn't say where the link had to be located to get this distance... --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
