If I need 4' dishes at 11 for a shorter link, I doubt 18 would fly.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Kuhnke" <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> To: af@afmug.com Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2017 12:49:13 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 11GHz and 18GHz real throughput 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 Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP 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