The ARC Wireless and Ubnt RD-5G30 appear to be almost the same, physically (ARC has N connectors, and different mounting hardware, but the dish itself looks pretty much exactly the same)... I prefer the Ubnt RD-5G30LW over either.
On Sun, Jan 21, 2018 at 11:16 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <fai...@snappytelecom.net> wrote: > Specs wise both the Arc Wireless and Ubnt RD-5G30 do look very similar, > Arc's spreadsheets claims that their pattern is cleaner no side lobes on > the H-Plane. > > If you were to look for another Dish antenna with a good value (specs and > price wise) > Look at the Jirous JRC-29 Extreme .. a wee bit less on the gain, but > considering it comes with a Radome and shroud.. it is also known to be an > excellent performer. > > > Regards > > > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > http://www.snappytelecom.net > > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 <(305)%20663-5518> > > Help-desk: (305)663-5518 <(305)%20663-5518> Option 2 or Email: > supp...@snappytelecom.net > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"David Coudron" <david.coud...@advantenon.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Sunday, January 21, 2018 10:04:56 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Arc Wireless 30 dBi vs RocketDish RD-5G30 > > We love the KP Performance antennas for the CPEs, but haven’t used them > yet for backhaul. Have you been using them for that as well? We were > worried the wider beamwidth would catch too much other noise. Or maybe > that hasn’t been an issue? > > > > Thanks, > > > > David Coudron > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Rory Conaway > *Sent:* Sunday, January 21, 2018 8:56 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Arc Wireless 30 dBi vs RocketDish RD-5G30 > > > > Right now the best antenna we have tested at 30dBi has been the KP > Performance antennas. We will be testing the RF Elements antennas next. > > Rory > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <af-boun...@afmug.com>] *On > Behalf Of *David Coudron > *Sent:* Sunday, January 21, 2018 6:49 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Arc Wireless 30 dBi vs RocketDish RD-5G30 > > > > We have traditionally been using the Arc Wireless 30 dBi 5 GHz parabolic > dish for our shorter backhaul links when using 5 GHz. The have been OK, > but we have a tough time getting them and the radomes from time to time. > We are in that situation again. They are priced quite competitively, and > seem to do the job, however we are looking for options since they are so > spotty to get ahold of. We have messed around with the Ubiquiti > RocketDish for CPE connectorized radios, but haven’t tried them out for > backhaul as of yet. The specs appear to be very similar and I expect > they’d perform about the same other than the N-Type vs SMA connectors. > Anyone have experience with both of these dishes? Or is there a better > alternative that we should be looking at in the $120 range (dish only)? > > > > Regard, > > > > David Coudron > >
