I would agree. Most likely a vendor upsale for no good reason. Especially when considering that most of those water utilities don't know anything. Also likely part of a much larger upgrade project so as a percentage it is tiny. Last update we did on our water system was 1.2 million.
On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 10:32 AM Faisal Imtiaz <fai...@snappytelecom.net> wrote: > The links are in the middle of no-where.... > They are for the South Florida Water Management Dept. > for connecting three sites together. > > Considering the cost differential on 4ft dish vs 2ft dishes and the > structural / labor involved in mounting them, I think someone is maximizing > their pocket book return... I cannot come up with any technical reason .... > > But.. what would I know... :) > > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > 7266 SW 48 Street > Miami, FL 33155 > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 <(305)%20663-5518> > > Help-desk: (305)663-5518 <(305)%20663-5518> Option 2 or Email: > supp...@snappytelecom.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com> > > To: af@afmug.com > > Sent: Friday, December 30, 2016 11:12:42 AM > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Question Regarding 11ghz Links. > > > 10mhz channel and 128QAM? Someone is spending a lot of money for small > > capacity. > > > > I guess if spectrum is tight in that area, maybe they needed the bigger > > dish so they could run with lower tx power and narrower beamwidth to > > avoid interfering with somebody else. > > > > I must be blind, but I can't find tx power on that document. > > > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > > From: "Faisal Imtiaz" <fai...@snappytelecom.net> > > To: "af" <af@afmug.com> > > Sent: 12/30/2016 10:21:07 AM > > Subject: [AFMUG] Question Regarding 11ghz Links. > > > >> > >>I am curious, what is the wisdom behind installing 4ft dishes for a 2/4 > >>mile 11ghz link ? > >> > >>Is there a technical reason ? or is it just a way to maximize the > >>return for the vendor ? > >> > >> > >>Regards > >> > >>Faisal Imtiaz > >>Snappy Internet & Telecom > >>7266 SW 48 Street > >>Miami, FL 33155 > >>Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 <(305)%20663-5518> > >> > > >Help-desk: (305)663-5518 <(305)%20663-5518> Option 2 or Email: > supp...@snappytelecom.net >
