[AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review?
Time has come for us to get a little more accuracy on our sector antennas. Any input on the following product? http://www.multiwavesensors.com/antenna-alignment/ Tushar -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review?
Someday I am going to build some of my ideas for this. If you put a GPS antenna away from the tower and one on the tower, the long baseline will let you know the bearing between the two with great accuracy. They could talk and let the tower unit know what the azimuth of the line between them is. Then you could aim a scope with an angular encoder at the ground unit, or it could have a strobe light with a omni lens camera on the tower to let it know where it is. I even considered dopplar UHF antennas on the tower to get the position of the ground unit. Then it is a simple thing to know which direction you are aiming. Properly done it could be a $300 item instead of a $3000-$5000 item. Just not sure which method to use to get the relative direction of the ground unit... A small rifle scope on an encoder would work really well. From: Tushar Patel Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:41 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review? Time has come for us to get a little more accuracy on our sector antennas. Any input on the following product? http://www.multiwavesensors.com/antenna-alignment/ Tushar -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review?
Wow...nice On Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 4:41 PM Tushar Patel wrote: > Time has come for us to get a little more accuracy on our sector antennas. > > > > Any input on the following product? > > > > http://www.multiwavesensors.com/antenna-alignment/ > > > > > > Tushar > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review?
Mimosa backhaul radios do something like this; they both have GPS, and if they're talking at all, they figure out bearing to each other and give you compass bearing. From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 6:49 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review? Someday I am going to build some of my ideas for this. If you put a GPS antenna away from the tower and one on the tower, the long baseline will let you know the bearing between the two with great accuracy. They could talk and let the tower unit know what the azimuth of the line between them is. Then you could aim a scope with an angular encoder at the ground unit, or it could have a strobe light with a omni lens camera on the tower to let it know where it is. I even considered dopplar UHF antennas on the tower to get the position of the ground unit. Then it is a simple thing to know which direction you are aiming. Properly done it could be a $300 item instead of a $3000-$5000 item. Just not sure which method to use to get the relative direction of the ground unit... A small rifle scope on an encoder would work really well. From: Tushar Patel Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:41 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review? Time has come for us to get a little more accuracy on our sector antennas. Any input on the following product? http://www.multiwavesensors.com/antenna-alignment/ Tushar _ -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review?
Hi Tushar We have one. Works well. Adam From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] On Behalf Of Tushar Patel Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 3:41 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review? Time has come for us to get a little more accuracy on our sector antennas. Any input on the following product? http://www.multiwavesensors.com/antenna-alignment/ Tushar -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review?
Got a brand new one sitting at the office in a sweet pelican case. Borrowed one, in 10 seconds we knew we were buying it. On Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 5:41 PM Tushar Patel wrote: > Time has come for us to get a little more accuracy on our sector antennas. > > > > Any input on the following product? > > > > http://www.multiwavesensors.com/antenna-alignment/ > > > > > > Tushar > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review?
Wow, you got the boss to spring for a $5,999 tool? Did you use Jedi mind tricks? On their web page they have a photo of it being used on what looks like an omni. How do you aim an omni? Or is that actually multiple sectors in a can or something? From: AF On Behalf Of Steve Jones Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 8:26 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review? Got a brand new one sitting at the office in a sweet pelican case. Borrowed one, in 10 seconds we knew we were buying it. On Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 5:41 PM Tushar Patel mailto:tpa...@ecpi.com> > wrote: Time has come for us to get a little more accuracy on our sector antennas. Any input on the following product? http://www.multiwavesensors.com/antenna-alignment/ Tushar -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review?
Yep, that and the optic. I thought about using it on an omni we are putting up just for super accurate gps and roll and to take a wtf pic GME does a fair price on it. We decided to do our own bracket for dish alignments. We figure getting the first side 99 percent dialed in then going to the other side, we may not have to return to the first for fine alignment. We demoed it, the site we went to every ap was a mess. The reports are awesome. I think it would be really awesome if cambium would team up with them for a promo on one of these bad boys and cnheat. This actually was a hard sell on me. I reviewed and asked around. Got enough info, and the boss signed off. But til I had one in my hands I couldn't pull the trigger. Had it been my money, I'd have grabbed it in a heart beat, but spending that much boss coin has serious consequenses if it's a bad choice. But like I said, 10 second in and the deal was closed. The reports alone are worth having one On Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 9:05 PM Ken Hohhof wrote: > Wow, you got the boss to spring for a $5,999 tool? Did you use Jedi mind > tricks? > > > > On their web page they have a photo of it being used on what looks like an > omni. How do you aim an omni? Or is that actually multiple sectors in a > can or something? > > > > *From:* AF *On Behalf Of *Steve Jones > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 8, 2020 8:26 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review? > > > > Got a brand new one sitting at the office in a sweet pelican case. > Borrowed one, in 10 seconds we knew we were buying it. > > > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 5:41 PM Tushar Patel wrote: > > Time has come for us to get a little more accuracy on our sector antennas. > > > > Any input on the following product? > > > > http://www.multiwavesensors.com/antenna-alignment/ > > > > > > Tushar > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review?
If you can find one someone will let you borrow, you will see. The guy that let me borrow his let me have it for two weeks. But that was at the beginning of the end of the world, he picked it up last week. We actually only used it at one site. Ease of use was important. I had the two techs watch the videos, no other training. I got back a perfect data set. No more wondering if that odd subscriber number is an off azimuth or roll. On Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 9:59 PM Steve Jones wrote: > Yep, that and the optic. > I thought about using it on an omni we are putting up just for super > accurate gps and roll and to take a wtf pic > > GME does a fair price on it. > > We decided to do our own bracket for dish alignments. We figure getting > the first side 99 percent dialed in then going to the other side, we may > not have to return to the first for fine alignment. > > We demoed it, the site we went to every ap was a mess. The reports are > awesome. > > I think it would be really awesome if cambium would team up with them for > a promo on one of these bad boys and cnheat. > > This actually was a hard sell on me. I reviewed and asked around. Got > enough info, and the boss signed off. But til I had one in my hands I > couldn't pull the trigger. Had it been my money, I'd have grabbed it in a > heart beat, but spending that much boss coin has serious consequenses if > it's a bad choice. > But like I said, 10 second in and the deal was closed. > The reports alone are worth having one > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 9:05 PM Ken Hohhof wrote: > >> Wow, you got the boss to spring for a $5,999 tool? Did you use Jedi mind >> tricks? >> >> >> >> On their web page they have a photo of it being used on what looks like >> an omni. How do you aim an omni? Or is that actually multiple sectors in >> a can or something? >> >> >> >> *From:* AF *On Behalf Of *Steve Jones >> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 8, 2020 8:26 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review? >> >> >> >> Got a brand new one sitting at the office in a sweet pelican case. >> Borrowed one, in 10 seconds we knew we were buying it. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 5:41 PM Tushar Patel wrote: >> >> Time has come for us to get a little more accuracy on our sector antennas. >> >> >> >> Any input on the following product? >> >> >> >> http://www.multiwavesensors.com/antenna-alignment/ >> >> >> >> >> >> Tushar >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review?
Build something that works just as well and charge $2000 for it. Make everyone super happy. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 6:50 PM wrote: > Someday I am going to build some of my ideas for this. > > If you put a GPS antenna away from the tower and one on the tower, the > long baseline will let you know the bearing between the two with great > accuracy. They could talk and let the tower unit know what the azimuth of > the line between them is. > > Then you could aim a scope with an angular encoder at the ground unit, or > it could have a strobe light with a omni lens camera on the tower to let it > know where it is. I even considered dopplar UHF antennas on the tower to > get the position of the ground unit. > > Then it is a simple thing to know which direction you are aiming. > Properly done it could be a $300 item instead of a $3000-$5000 item. Just > not sure which method to use to get the relative direction of the ground > unit... > > A small rifle scope on an encoder would work really well. > > *From:* Tushar Patel > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:41 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review? > > > Time has come for us to get a little more accuracy on our sector antennas. > > > > Any input on the following product? > > > > http://www.multiwavesensors.com/antenna-alignment/ > > > > > > Tushar > > -- > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review?
https://www.gmesupply.com/trupulse-200-laser-rangefinder this does the triangulation for height if there is an obstuction below your mount point, you just need to shoot to a spot thats horizontal to thebase ground level. We ordered a new one because it has bluetooth for the reporting instead of the datacable. Ive had my own for a year or two, the scope is amazing, i use it for LOS siting all the time. I also bought this for myself because ive held my phone to my rangefinder to get pictures, they look good but its a pita with only 2 hands https://www.gmesupply.com/laser-technology-universal-phone-adapter With CBRS accuracy requirements (POP side, not customer) its almost silly not to use something like this to make sure your numbers are accurate. We are doing th enetwork in CNHeat, so it really matters that we get the best output data we can. same with tower coverage, LinkPlanner, Radiomobile, etc On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 10:20 AM Josh Luthman wrote: > Build something that works just as well and charge $2000 for it. Make > everyone super happy. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 6:50 PM wrote: > >> Someday I am going to build some of my ideas for this. >> >> If you put a GPS antenna away from the tower and one on the tower, the >> long baseline will let you know the bearing between the two with great >> accuracy. They could talk and let the tower unit know what the azimuth of >> the line between them is. >> >> Then you could aim a scope with an angular encoder at the ground unit, or >> it could have a strobe light with a omni lens camera on the tower to let it >> know where it is. I even considered dopplar UHF antennas on the tower to >> get the position of the ground unit. >> >> Then it is a simple thing to know which direction you are aiming. >> Properly done it could be a $300 item instead of a $3000-$5000 item. Just >> not sure which method to use to get the relative direction of the ground >> unit... >> >> A small rifle scope on an encoder would work really well. >> >> *From:* Tushar Patel >> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:41 PM >> *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review? >> >> >> Time has come for us to get a little more accuracy on our sector antennas. >> >> >> >> Any input on the following product? >> >> >> >> http://www.multiwavesensors.com/antenna-alignment/ >> >> >> >> >> >> Tushar >> >> -- >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review?
If you buy one, like to borrow it for a week or so... From: Tushar Patel Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:41 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review? Time has come for us to get a little more accuracy on our sector antennas. Any input on the following product? http://www.multiwavesensors.com/antenna-alignment/ Tushar -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review?
After the boss gave the funding OK the two things I really looked for after reading and asking for reviews was speed of the result while hands free and likelihood of sending it with a tech and it coming back in one piece. The guy that lent me his brought it over, we set and ap up on our tower leg to test. Easy to set up on the ground. Like any adjunct tool, it may be a little more tricky hanging on a tower, but by design it's small steps, attach mount, then attach tool, so not bulky steps. It does take some seconds to get a solution, but that's expected if you're looking for accuracy. The app is really slick, you will want a magnet mount for your phone if you use it. The display on the unit is analog LCD so you dont have to deal with silly glare nonsense of a full display. Output is super responsive, no turn and wait. I made the guy let me fill out a damage replacement contract to let me borrow it since I fully intended to hand it to a tower monkey and see if they broke it. When the techs went to the site to test it out (aligned one new AP and verified my other 4 were way off on az/el) they fell in love with it. No more digital levels and printed GE maps with lines and eyeballing things. Tech already had his templates loaded in the app and sent me the reports right from there. Setup/tear down of the unit were problem free, and other than some grain dust, it came back without a scratch. You definitely need to find someone who will let you put your hands on one. The one we borrowed was 3 years old and the battery was still problem free. Enclosed battery was a concern for me, but I'm betting a quality battery is part of that hefty pricetag. On Fri, Apr 10, 2020, 4:34 PM wrote: > If you buy one, like to borrow it for a week or so... [image: Winking > smile] > > *From:* Tushar Patel > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:41 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review? > > > Time has come for us to get a little more accuracy on our sector antennas. > > > > Any input on the following product? > > > > http://www.multiwavesensors.com/antenna-alignment/ > > > > > > Tushar > > -- > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review?
I might have to use a screwdriver to tweak its internals a bit... From: Steve Jones Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 3:55 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review? After the boss gave the funding OK the two things I really looked for after reading and asking for reviews was speed of the result while hands free and likelihood of sending it with a tech and it coming back in one piece. The guy that lent me his brought it over, we set and ap up on our tower leg to test. Easy to set up on the ground. Like any adjunct tool, it may be a little more tricky hanging on a tower, but by design it's small steps, attach mount, then attach tool, so not bulky steps. It does take some seconds to get a solution, but that's expected if you're looking for accuracy. The app is really slick, you will want a magnet mount for your phone if you use it. The display on the unit is analog LCD so you dont have to deal with silly glare nonsense of a full display. Output is super responsive, no turn and wait. I made the guy let me fill out a damage replacement contract to let me borrow it since I fully intended to hand it to a tower monkey and see if they broke it. When the techs went to the site to test it out (aligned one new AP and verified my other 4 were way off on az/el) they fell in love with it. No more digital levels and printed GE maps with lines and eyeballing things. Tech already had his templates loaded in the app and sent me the reports right from there. Setup/tear down of the unit were problem free, and other than some grain dust, it came back without a scratch. You definitely need to find someone who will let you put your hands on one. The one we borrowed was 3 years old and the battery was still problem free. Enclosed battery was a concern for me, but I'm betting a quality battery is part of that hefty pricetag. On Fri, Apr 10, 2020, 4:34 PM wrote: If you buy one, like to borrow it for a week or so... From: Tushar Patel Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:41 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review? Time has come for us to get a little more accuracy on our sector antennas. Any input on the following product? http://www.multiwavesensors.com/antenna-alignment/ Tushar -- -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review?
youll definitely need to sign the paper On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 5:23 PM wrote: > I might have to use a screwdriver to tweak its internals a bit... > > *From:* Steve Jones > *Sent:* Friday, April 10, 2020 3:55 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review? > > After the boss gave the funding OK the two things I really looked for > after reading and asking for reviews was speed of the result while hands > free and likelihood of sending it with a tech and it coming back in one > piece. > > The guy that lent me his brought it over, we set and ap up on our tower > leg to test. Easy to set up on the ground. Like any adjunct tool, it may be > a little more tricky hanging on a tower, but by design it's small steps, > attach mount, then attach tool, so not bulky steps. > It does take some seconds to get a solution, but that's expected if you're > looking for accuracy. > The app is really slick, you will want a magnet mount for your phone if > you use it. The display on the unit is analog LCD so you dont have to deal > with silly glare nonsense of a full display. > Output is super responsive, no turn and wait. > > I made the guy let me fill out a damage replacement contract to let me > borrow it since I fully intended to hand it to a tower monkey and see if > they broke it. > > When the techs went to the site to test it out (aligned one new AP and > verified my other 4 were way off on az/el) they fell in love with it. No > more digital levels and printed GE maps with lines and eyeballing things. > > Tech already had his templates loaded in the app and sent me the reports > right from there. > > Setup/tear down of the unit were problem free, and other than some grain > dust, it came back without a scratch. > > You definitely need to find someone who will let you put your hands on > one. The one we borrowed was 3 years old and the battery was still problem > free. Enclosed battery was a concern for me, but I'm betting a quality > battery is part of that hefty pricetag. > > On Fri, Apr 10, 2020, 4:34 PM wrote: > >> If you buy one, like to borrow it for a week or so... [image: Winking >> smile] >> >> *From:* Tushar Patel >> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:41 PM >> *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review? >> >> >> Time has come for us to get a little more accuracy on our sector antennas. >> >> >> >> Any input on the following product? >> >> >> >> http://www.multiwavesensors.com/antenna-alignment/ >> >> >> >> >> >> Tushar >> >> -- >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review?
As long as you are ok with a couple of those stickers covering screw heads getting a bit messed up... From: Steve Jones Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 4:56 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review? youll definitely need to sign the paper On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 5:23 PM wrote: I might have to use a screwdriver to tweak its internals a bit... From: Steve Jones Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 3:55 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review? After the boss gave the funding OK the two things I really looked for after reading and asking for reviews was speed of the result while hands free and likelihood of sending it with a tech and it coming back in one piece. The guy that lent me his brought it over, we set and ap up on our tower leg to test. Easy to set up on the ground. Like any adjunct tool, it may be a little more tricky hanging on a tower, but by design it's small steps, attach mount, then attach tool, so not bulky steps. It does take some seconds to get a solution, but that's expected if you're looking for accuracy. The app is really slick, you will want a magnet mount for your phone if you use it. The display on the unit is analog LCD so you dont have to deal with silly glare nonsense of a full display. Output is super responsive, no turn and wait. I made the guy let me fill out a damage replacement contract to let me borrow it since I fully intended to hand it to a tower monkey and see if they broke it. When the techs went to the site to test it out (aligned one new AP and verified my other 4 were way off on az/el) they fell in love with it. No more digital levels and printed GE maps with lines and eyeballing things. Tech already had his templates loaded in the app and sent me the reports right from there. Setup/tear down of the unit were problem free, and other than some grain dust, it came back without a scratch. You definitely need to find someone who will let you put your hands on one. The one we borrowed was 3 years old and the battery was still problem free. Enclosed battery was a concern for me, but I'm betting a quality battery is part of that hefty pricetag. On Fri, Apr 10, 2020, 4:34 PM wrote: If you buy one, like to borrow it for a week or so... From: Tushar Patel Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:41 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: [AFMUG] Smart Antenna Alignment review? Time has come for us to get a little more accuracy on our sector antennas. Any input on the following product? http://www.multiwavesensors.com/antenna-alignment/ Tushar -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
