What do you mean, not a chance at 18? If you can design for ACM and rain fade, yes. I know the typical afmug purchase considers them too pricey but there are lots of high quality, dual polarity 4' and 6' size 18 GHz dishes.
I would not be excessively scared of 15 miles at 18 GHz with big dishes. On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 5:42 PM, Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: > Not a chance at 18. Maybe 11, but that's even far for 11 GHz without huge > dishes. > > Play with Mimosa's designer, Cambium's LinkPlanner, etc. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Brett A Mansfield" <li...@silverlakeinternet.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Wednesday, February 8, 2017 7:38:58 PM > *Subject: *[AFMUG] 11GHz and 18GHz real throughput > > Hi, > > I've never yet done a licensed link and there is plenty of these two > frequencies available in my area. I need to be able to get 500Mbps at about > 15 miles. Is that possible with either of these? > > What kind of real world speeds can I expect out of these and what channel > size do I need to license to get those speeds? > > Is there something else I should consider? What brand/model radios and > dishes, what other frequencies for easier licensing, etc? > > It would be great to be able to get a gig that distance, but I'm trying to > be realistic and get just what I really need to start with. > > No legal advice please, just your experience with it and any knowledge > you'd be able/willing to share with the licensing of these frequencies. > > Thank you, > Brett A Mansfield > >
