Yes, I'm biased by my rain zone. Coastal/western WA state and British Columbia is famous for having a ton of rain, but it's cumulative and constant drizzle and rarely comes in huge torrential downpours that will completely take out an 11 GHz+ link. In the older ITU rain zone model it's all rain zone D.
Everything on the interior side of the coastal range mountains and Cascade mountains is much drier. The SE corner of WA is almost as dry as Chuck's part of Utah and is only green because of extensive irrigation. On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 11:30 AM, Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: > If I need 4' dishes at 11 for a shorter link, I doubt 18 would fly. > > > > ----- > 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: *"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 <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 >> >> > >
