Really old timers will remember that Aviat’s genesis starts at Lenkurt in 1958. Here’s an excerpt from George Kizer’s book, Digital Microwave Communication: Engineering Point-to-Point Microwave Systems. Aviat is by far the largest US supplier for Public Safety, Utilities, Railroads, local governments.
https://books.google.com/books?id=jPbIAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=william+farinon+and+lenkurt&source=bl&ots=dloQy05Xk-&sig=ACfU3U3FAIBzchC1G45u3dBUVpPdkziDnA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi4s8nd8PjlAhXkkOAKHej_CMkQ6AEwAXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=william%20farinon%20and%20lenkurt&f=false <https://books.google.com/books?id=jPbIAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=william+farinon+and+lenkurt&source=bl&ots=dloQy05Xk-&sig=ACfU3U3FAIBzchC1G45u3dBUVpPdkziDnA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi4s8nd8PjlAhXkkOAKHej_CMkQ6AEwAXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=william farinon and lenkurt&f=false> > On Nov 19, 2019, at 11:51 PM, Daniel White <[email protected]> wrote: > > I love SAF and probably always will. Lots of great memories working there. > Steve I think I was even part of helping convince you on that first SAF link > ;-) > > With that said, Ken is the real deal and Aviat has really come out swinging. > This is the old Harris-Stratex for those that deployed that gear - very solid > equipment just never interested in the WISP market until recently. The > radios are very, very sexy... and with the people that have gone to work for > them over the last 24 months plus the legacy of the brand... I wouldn't have > qualms about choosing Aviat. > > My only knock against them is selling direct vs. channel... I believe in the > value of a great channel but it looks like Aviat is making the right moves > where the direct model usually falls apart. > > On the trial license... I'd forget about it. Won't be any cheaper (a trial > license that is)... and I doubt your going to get any manufacturers to play > ball on a bakeoff type thing anyways where you could return the gear and keep > your favorite. > > > Daniel White > Co-Founder & Managing Director of Operations > phone: +1 (702) 470-2766 > direct: +1 (702) 470-2770 > Steve Jones wrote on 11/19/19 21:19: >> Thats the motherfucker, kens his name. Its funny you guys mention the GUI, >> thats about the only thing Im questioning on the gear right now. usually my >> sales communications is a whole bunch of back and forth digging into what >> the gear actually does, a couple emails in and im basically asking him, >> "whats the GUI look like" and "why am I not hanging this shit in the air >> today?" I really like this guys no nonsense sales approach, he touched me >> off a facebook post, so immediately I was like "This guy" and now hes like >> the boss skag dealer with the 99% pure telling me "buy it or dont, I got the >> good shit" >> Its 2/3 the price of SAF, some serious mbps more in bits/hz. we already went >> the regrettable route of Mimosa and came crawling back to SAF, as if we >> hadnt learned we put our ring in the dresser and went out to meet Cambium at >> the bar, but there was Aviat, at the hot dog cart, hair flowing in the >> breeze, with their doe eyes... tsk tsk >> >> Adair, how do their rf profiles compare to their real world performance?. >> Ive always appreciated SAF, They way understate their numbers and the radios >> way overperform my expectations. >> >> My only real complain with the SAF Integra we run is the need for external >> LAG since its 2+0, but the new Integra -X is XPIC with layer 1 aggregation >> >> Our Lumina Links have some ethernet issues, but we got the fiber kits if we >> ever turn it up. >> >> Outstanding on the Aviat quote is the fiber, nobody puts that on the quote >> default >> >> anybody know if commsearch can get you a cheap 11ghz trial license to >> compare a couple vendors gear? >> >> On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 9:53 PM Darin Steffl <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> I just did a demo today with Ken of their radio GUI, link design tool, and >> pricing on their site. >> >> The wtm4000 series looks pretty slick and pricing is affordable for carrier >> grade stuff. He said they're all made in America and tech support is here >> too. They're the #1 in volume of coordinated links in the US over the last >> few years also, just beating Nokia. >> >> I know a few wisp's who have deployed and really like the gear. I think >> we'll be doing 3 links this spring to upgrade our AF11FX links that are just >> starting to fill up. >> >> On Tue, Nov 19, 2019, 9:48 PM Steve Jones <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> What do you old hippie degenerates know about these folks? I did a dot I >> cross T on SAF vs Cambium gear post so I could keep getting my SAF gear and >> this Aviat fella pissed on my parade. This is an old reliable company, >> normally outside WISPs grasps offering some hella competitive pricing. I >> dont consider UBNT or Mimosa worth looking at anymore, mainly because theyre >> garbage. SAF has tickled my fancy and the boss keeps dropping coin at them. >> this sales prick however is really scratching my itch (and Ive been around >> the block). >> >> I really cant find a reason at this point to not buy a link and see how it >> does. we arent talking nickels here, the price he offered I feel like a >> dirty grampa asking for the few percent off I always ask. >> >> Somebody here has to have had a bad date with these guys >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> <http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> <http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com> >> >> > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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