I'm looking at some new installations and need to identify the radio and dish to buy. The dishes mentioned on the home page no longer appear to be available and I'm not sure if the radio mentioned is the best choice at this point. It only takes about $200 of equipment to connect—that's less than a typical 2 meter mobile setup! Our coverage map is based on the following radio and antenna combination: - Poynting 5.9 GHz 30 dBi grid <http://www.titanwirelessonline.com/Poynting-5-8GHz-31dBi-Grid-p/at-30gr-58.htm> or 2 ft solid dish <http://www.titanwirelessonline.com/ARC-4-9-5-8GHz-30db-DualPOL-Dish-p/at-da5830sd1-arc.htm> antenna - Mikrotik RouterBOARD Metal 5SHPn wifi radio <http://www.balticnetworks.com/routerboard-metal-5shpn.html> Suggestions? Thanks, Scott N7SS
I am pretty sure the 5SHPn radio is still available on Amazon, but the Poynting dish was getting tough to find at a decent price. (I found a couple for $200) There are other 5Ghz dishes available, but most are now designed for the dual-polarity radios. On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 1:40 PM, Scott Honaker <scotthon@pilchuckvet.com> wrote:
I'm looking at some new installations and need to identify the radio and dish to buy. The dishes mentioned on the home page no longer appear to be available and I'm not sure if the radio mentioned is the best choice at this point.
It only takes about $200 of equipment to connect—that's less than a typical 2 meter mobile setup! Our coverage map is based on the following radio and antenna combination:
- Poynting 5.9 GHz 30 dBi grid <http://www.titanwirelessonline.com/Poynting-5-8GHz-31dBi-Grid-p/at-30gr-58.htm> or 2 ft solid dish <http://www.titanwirelessonline.com/ARC-4-9-5-8GHz-30db-DualPOL-Dish-p/at-da5830sd1-arc.htm> antenna - Mikrotik RouterBOARD Metal 5SHPn wifi radio <http://www.balticnetworks.com/routerboard-metal-5shpn.html>
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Scott N7SS
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Scott, Are you looking for single or dual pol? Nigel
On Aug 17, 2017, at 14:25, Kenny Richards <richark@gmail.com> wrote:
I am pretty sure the 5SHPn radio is still available on Amazon, but the Poynting dish was getting tough to find at a decent price. (I found a couple for $200)
There are other 5Ghz dishes available, but most are now designed for the dual-polarity radios.
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 1:40 PM, Scott Honaker <scotthon@pilchuckvet.com <mailto:scotthon@pilchuckvet.com>> wrote: I'm looking at some new installations and need to identify the radio and dish to buy. The dishes mentioned on the home page no longer appear to be available and I'm not sure if the radio mentioned is the best choice at this point.
It only takes about $200 of equipment to connect—that's less than a typical 2 meter mobile setup! Our coverage map is based on the following radio and antenna combination:
Poynting 5.9 GHz 30 dBi grid <http://www.titanwirelessonline.com/Poynting-5-8GHz-31dBi-Grid-p/at-30gr-58.htm> or 2 ft solid dish <http://www.titanwirelessonline.com/ARC-4-9-5-8GHz-30db-DualPOL-Dish-p/at-da5830sd1-arc.htm> antenna Mikrotik RouterBOARD Metal 5SHPn wifi radio <http://www.balticnetworks.com/routerboard-metal-5shpn.html>Suggestions?
Thanks,
Scott N7SS
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That's really the question. It doesn't matter. If there is a reason to get dual polarity, that would be fine. Scott On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 3:15 PM, Nigel Vander Houwen <nigel@nigelvh.com> wrote:
Scott,
Are you looking for single or dual pol?
Nigel
On Aug 17, 2017, at 14:25, Kenny Richards <richark@gmail.com> wrote:
I am pretty sure the 5SHPn radio is still available on Amazon, but the Poynting dish was getting tough to find at a decent price. (I found a couple for $200)
There are other 5Ghz dishes available, but most are now designed for the dual-polarity radios.
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 1:40 PM, Scott Honaker <scotthon@pilchuckvet.com> wrote:
I'm looking at some new installations and need to identify the radio and dish to buy. The dishes mentioned on the home page no longer appear to be available and I'm not sure if the radio mentioned is the best choice at this point.
It only takes about $200 of equipment to connect—that's less than a typical 2 meter mobile setup! Our coverage map is based on the following radio and antenna combination:
- Poynting 5.9 GHz 30 dBi grid <http://www.titanwirelessonline.com/Poynting-5-8GHz-31dBi-Grid-p/at-30gr-58.htm> or 2 ft solid dish <http://www.titanwirelessonline.com/ARC-4-9-5-8GHz-30db-DualPOL-Dish-p/at-da5830sd1-arc.htm> antenna - Mikrotik RouterBOARD Metal 5SHPn wifi radio <http://www.balticnetworks.com/routerboard-metal-5shpn.html>
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Scott N7SS
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I would definitely go with the dual pol equipment set. For a $10-$20 difference between that and single pol, it’s just not worth it anymore unless there is an overwhelming need or desire to have a grid instead of a solid dish. Rob From: PSDR [mailto:psdr-bounces@hamwan.org] On Behalf Of Scott Honaker Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 3:27 PM To: Puget Sound Data Ring <psdr@hamwan.org> Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] HamWAN dish and radio That's really the question. It doesn't matter. If there is a reason to get dual polarity, that would be fine. Scott On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 3:15 PM, Nigel Vander Houwen <nigel@nigelvh.com <mailto:nigel@nigelvh.com> > wrote: Scott, Are you looking for single or dual pol? Nigel On Aug 17, 2017, at 14:25, Kenny Richards <richark@gmail.com <mailto:richark@gmail.com> > wrote: I am pretty sure the 5SHPn radio is still available on Amazon, but the Poynting dish was getting tough to find at a decent price. (I found a couple for $200) There are other 5Ghz dishes available, but most are now designed for the dual-polarity radios. On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 1:40 PM, Scott Honaker <scotthon@pilchuckvet.com <mailto:scotthon@pilchuckvet.com> > wrote: I'm looking at some new installations and need to identify the radio and dish to buy. The dishes mentioned on the home page no longer appear to be available and I'm not sure if the radio mentioned is the best choice at this point. It only takes about $200 of equipment to connect—that's less than a typical 2 meter mobile setup! Our coverage map is based on the following radio and antenna combination: * <http://www.titanwirelessonline.com/Poynting-5-8GHz-31dBi-Grid-p/at-30gr-58.htm> Poynting 5.9 GHz 30 dBi grid or <http://www.titanwirelessonline.com/ARC-4-9-5-8GHz-30db-DualPOL-Dish-p/at-da5830sd1-arc.htm> 2 ft solid dish antenna * <http://www.balticnetworks.com/routerboard-metal-5shpn.html> Mikrotik RouterBOARD Metal 5SHPn wifi radio Suggestions? Thanks, Scott N7SS _______________________________________________ PSDR mailing list PSDR@hamwan.org <mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org> http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr _______________________________________________ PSDR mailing list PSDR@hamwan.org <mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org> http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr _______________________________________________ PSDR mailing list PSDR@hamwan.org <mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org> http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr
At this point, in most any circumstance I’d recommend going with a dual pol client. It’s backwards compatible with single pol sites, but allows for extra speed when connecting to a newer dual pol site. We’ve got a few setups listed at http://hamwan.org/Standards/Component%20Engineering/Client%20Hardware.html <http://hamwan.org/Standards/Component%20Engineering/Client%20Hardware.html> Tom has had good luck with the mANT30 and RB912 combo. Nigel
On Aug 17, 2017, at 15:27, Scott Honaker <scotthon@pilchuckvet.com> wrote:
That's really the question. It doesn't matter. If there is a reason to get dual polarity, that would be fine.
Scott
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 3:15 PM, Nigel Vander Houwen <nigel@nigelvh.com <mailto:nigel@nigelvh.com>> wrote: Scott,
Are you looking for single or dual pol?
Nigel
On Aug 17, 2017, at 14:25, Kenny Richards <richark@gmail.com <mailto:richark@gmail.com>> wrote:
I am pretty sure the 5SHPn radio is still available on Amazon, but the Poynting dish was getting tough to find at a decent price. (I found a couple for $200)
There are other 5Ghz dishes available, but most are now designed for the dual-polarity radios.
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 1:40 PM, Scott Honaker <scotthon@pilchuckvet.com <mailto:scotthon@pilchuckvet.com>> wrote: I'm looking at some new installations and need to identify the radio and dish to buy. The dishes mentioned on the home page no longer appear to be available and I'm not sure if the radio mentioned is the best choice at this point.
It only takes about $200 of equipment to connect—that's less than a typical 2 meter mobile setup! Our coverage map is based on the following radio and antenna combination:
Poynting 5.9 GHz 30 dBi grid <http://www.titanwirelessonline.com/Poynting-5-8GHz-31dBi-Grid-p/at-30gr-58.htm> or 2 ft solid dish <http://www.titanwirelessonline.com/ARC-4-9-5-8GHz-30db-DualPOL-Dish-p/at-da5830sd1-arc.htm> antenna Mikrotik RouterBOARD Metal 5SHPn wifi radio <http://www.balticnetworks.com/routerboard-metal-5shpn.html>Suggestions?
Thanks,
Scott N7SS
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"Good luck" is not how I would word it. The combo of mANT30 and BaseBox5/RB912 work well together, but I had two RB912's go deaf this month at Crystal. They were mounted about 8 ft from a 100W VHF transmitter. I'd recommend a metal case at least if you are collocating on a busy tower. You can order the RB912 board by itself and aftermarket cases are available. Tom KD7LXL On Aug 17, 2017 15:31, "Nigel Vander Houwen" <nigel@nigelvh.com> wrote:
At this point, in most any circumstance I’d recommend going with a dual pol client. It’s backwards compatible with single pol sites, but allows for extra speed when connecting to a newer dual pol site.
We’ve got a few setups listed at http://hamwan.org/Standards/Component% 20Engineering/Client%20Hardware.html
Tom has had good luck with the mANT30 and RB912 combo.
Nigel
On Aug 17, 2017, at 15:27, Scott Honaker <scotthon@pilchuckvet.com> wrote:
That's really the question. It doesn't matter. If there is a reason to get dual polarity, that would be fine.
Scott
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 3:15 PM, Nigel Vander Houwen <nigel@nigelvh.com> wrote:
Scott,
Are you looking for single or dual pol?
Nigel
On Aug 17, 2017, at 14:25, Kenny Richards <richark@gmail.com> wrote:
I am pretty sure the 5SHPn radio is still available on Amazon, but the Poynting dish was getting tough to find at a decent price. (I found a couple for $200)
There are other 5Ghz dishes available, but most are now designed for the dual-polarity radios.
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 1:40 PM, Scott Honaker <scotthon@pilchuckvet.com> wrote:
I'm looking at some new installations and need to identify the radio and dish to buy. The dishes mentioned on the home page no longer appear to be available and I'm not sure if the radio mentioned is the best choice at this point.
It only takes about $200 of equipment to connect—that's less than a typical 2 meter mobile setup! Our coverage map is based on the following radio and antenna combination:
- Poynting 5.9 GHz 30 dBi grid <http://www.titanwirelessonline.com/Poynting-5-8GHz-31dBi-Grid-p/at-30gr-58.htm> or 2 ft solid dish <http://www.titanwirelessonline.com/ARC-4-9-5-8GHz-30db-DualPOL-Dish-p/at-da5830sd1-arc.htm> antenna - Mikrotik RouterBOARD Metal 5SHPn wifi radio <http://www.balticnetworks.com/routerboard-metal-5shpn.html>
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Scott N7SS
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We are using the RF Elements Station Box S’s on all our boards… I would still order the basebox5 as it comes with the POE injector.. when you order the board alone.. it’s just that. the board alone.. https://www.rfelements.com/products/integration-platforms/stationbox-s-carri... <https://www.rfelements.com/products/integration-platforms/stationbox-s-carrier-class/stationbox-s-carrier-class/> -- Fredric Moses - W8FSM - WQOG498 fred@moses.bz
On Aug 17, 2017, at 20:07, Tom Hayward <tom@tomh.us> wrote:
"Good luck" is not how I would word it. The combo of mANT30 and BaseBox5/RB912 work well together, but I had two RB912's go deaf this month at Crystal. They were mounted about 8 ft from a 100W VHF transmitter. I'd recommend a metal case at least if you are collocating on a busy tower. You can order the RB912 board by itself and aftermarket cases are available.
Tom KD7LXL
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