The 5U is legal in the US, just restricted to 5ghz upper. In other markets its allowed to be used in part of the 6GHz band.
On Oct 24, 2016 9:34 AM, "Mathew Howard" <mhoward...@gmail.com> wrote: > Somebody here ought to point out that the biggest difference in > performance between is that the AF-5 (I don't think the 5U is actually > legal to use in the US, is it?) and the AF-5X is that the AF-5 is capable > of doing full duplex, and can do quit a bit higher throughput because of > that - of course it also has some pretty significant disadvantages, like > being gigantic, using lots of power and being stuck with fairly low gain > antennas. > > On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 9:26 AM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > >> Define “range sucks”. I think radios with low OOBE get higher EIRP. I >> have a 16 mile AF5x link in U-NII-1 that doesn’t seem to suck. I have been >> using the little AF5x dishes at around 5 miles in U-NII-1 and again, no >> suck. >> >> >> >> Are you trying to do 40 miles or something? >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Josh Reynolds >> *Sent:* Monday, October 24, 2016 9:22 AM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] AF-5U vs. AF-5x >> >> >> >> Range on lower sucks. Also, the AF-U wouldn't support those. AF-5X would. >> >> >> >> On Oct 24, 2016 9:14 AM, "Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: >> >> I think PTP links are narrow beams and carefully engineered. On the >> other hand some PTP radios allow auto frequency change. >> >> >> >> I would be very cautious about using those frequencies and make sure the >> path isn’t inline with any TDWR sites no matter the distance. For that >> matter, I really don’t like the idea of using DFS frequencies for PTP >> links, can you really afford the downtime for a false radar detect? Do you >> not have lower 5 GHz non-DFS frequencies available to use instead? >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Kurt Fankhauser >> *Sent:* Monday, October 24, 2016 8:57 AM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] AF-5U vs. AF-5x >> >> >> >> I am 60 miles from closest TDWR. I just thought it was odd that the AF5X >> allows transmit on that freq but the PMP450 AP has those frequencies greyed >> out. I figured that Cambium would be certified for more freqs than UBNT. >> Maybe cambium just made that choice to make those freqs unavailable. >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 8:53 AM, Josh Luthman < >> j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: >> >> As long as you're at a safe distance yes. I'm sure you're more than 30 >> km from me for the TDWR here. >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> >> >> On Oct 24, 2016 8:30 AM, "Kurt Fankhauser" <lists.wavel...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Is AF5X legal to transmit on 5600-5650mhz? Firmware 3.2.1 allows it to be >> selected. Is that a mistake? >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 8:24 AM, Josh Reynolds <j...@kyneticwifi.com> >> wrote: >> >> Yeah, the U is upper band only. >> >> The AF-5 goes down to 5470 (if the datasheet is still accurate). Very >> good antennas, but limited gain. 1024QAM. GPS sync. Good radio for the >> money, as long as it works for your link distance. >> >> >> >> On Oct 24, 2016 7:14 AM, "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> >> wrote: >> >> I think one or two modulations. >> >> You can't do the lower frequencies on the U. >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> >> >> On Oct 24, 2016 8:05 AM, "Paul McCall" <pa...@pdmnet.net> wrote: >> >> Is there any difference performance wise on these two? >> >> >> >> What is the distance for full modulation on the *AF-5U* >> <https://www.streakwave.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=AF%2D5U&eq=&Tp=&o1=0> ? >> >> >> >> What is the longest link (at decent modulation) on the *AF-5U* >> <https://www.streakwave.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=AF%2D5U&eq=&Tp=&o1=0> >> >> >> >> I understand that will vary quite a bit with the normal environmental >> factors, but looking to get close on a comparison >> >> >> >> Paul McCall, President >> >> PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc. >> >> 658 Old Dixie Highway >> >> Vero Beach, FL 32962 >> >> 772-564-6800 >> >> pa...@pdmnet.net >> >> www.pdmnet.com >> >> www.floridabroadband.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
