I have an AF24HD going 9.5 miles, linking at 700M+ both ways.   Bounces between 
9X and 10X 

I also have a Siklu 80GHz with 2ft dishes going 3+ miles with 10G capacity. 


> On Feb 26, 2020, at 10:11 AM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I don't think so. In moderate rain zones the AF24HD can go 2 miles, and maybe 
> some change. I'm not sure how far you can go on 80 GHz, but I'm pretty sure 
> it isn't that far.
> 
> 
> 
> bp
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> On 2/26/2020 9:08 AM, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
>> Is the range equivalent?
>>  
>> From: Kurt Fankhauser <>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 9:59 AM
>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <>
>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] .6 KM shot with 1G Full Duplex
>>  
>> for $5,000 the Aviat 80ghz solution is actually cheaper than AF24HD and 10x 
>> the throughput!
>>  
>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 10:36 AM Mathew Howard <[email protected] <>> 
>> wrote:
>> Good to know. That's an incredibly good deal... definitely what I'd go with. 
>> You'll probably be paying at least that for a 1Gbps link from any of the 
>> other manufacturers.
>>  
>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 9:20 AM Darin Steffl <[email protected] <>> 
>> wrote:
>> Yes I ran into the same thing with the web store showing a higher cost.
>>  
>> Just reach out to Ken and he'll quote you the pricing I'm talking about.
>>  
>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 9:05 AM Josh Baird <[email protected] <>> wrote:
>> It may be WISPA member pricing.
>>  
>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 10:02 AM Mathew Howard <[email protected] <>> 
>> wrote:
>> Is there some kind of special pricing or something? I logged into my Aviat 
>> account, and it's looking more like $7k for a link to me.
>>  
>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 8:05 AM Josh Baird <[email protected] <>> wrote:
>> Yes - this is the WTM4800.
>>  
>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 8:53 AM Mike Hammett <[email protected] <>> wrote:
>> That is an insane value proposition over the AF24HD.
>>  
>> Which specific radio, the 10G single band 4800?
>> 
>> 
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>> From: "Darin Steffl" <[email protected] <>>
>> To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected] <>>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 9:29:10 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] .6 KM shot with 1G Full Duplex
>> 
>> The best deal right now is Aviat 10Gbps full duplex for about $5k with 
>> dishes and everything.
>>  
>> On Tue, Feb 25, 2020, 8:24 PM Sean Heskett <[email protected] <>> wrote:
>> Good choice Lewis!
>>  
>> We have a dozen of them and they are rock solid and fast!  Been really 
>> amazed during rain events (heavy mountain downpours) that they keep on 
>> keepin on!!
>>  
>> -Sean
>>  
>>  
>> On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 6:27 PM Lewis Bergman <[email protected] <>> 
>> wrote:
>> Thanks everyone. I think we'll give the 80G Siklu a shot.
>>  
>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 12:00 PM Mathew Howard <[email protected] <>> 
>> wrote:
>> At that distance, rain fade shouldn't be a problem with 60ghz, so it really 
>> comes down to hardware reliability, and budget, and specific requirements. 
>>  
>> If the project isn't cost sensitive, and you want the best you can get, then 
>> just go with 80ghz... there basically is no cheap junk for that band, so 
>> just pick your favorite vendor and buy what they have. 
>> If you do want to go cheap, then there are a few things to consider. 
>> Ignitenet an Ubiquiti (although I don't think their radios are actually 
>> shipping yet), have an extra channel at the top end of the band that can get 
>> a bit better range, which the Mikrotiks can't (legally) use... but that's 
>> not really going to make a lot of difference at that distance anyway. 
>> Ignitenet is the only one with an SFP port, if that matters, and they also 
>> have a radio that's capable of 2.5gbps, instead of only 1gpbs... they're 
>> also the most expensive of the cheap options. Mikrotik uses a beam forming 
>> antenna, so they're about 100000x easier to aim then the Ignitenets (I 
>> believe Ubiquiti does as well, but I haven't used their radios yet). 
>>  
>> None of the cheap 60ghz radios are true full duplex radios, but I think 
>> they're all capable of delivering a full gig in each direction at the same 
>> time.
>>  
>> If you don't want cheap, but don't want to deal with 80ghz licensing (which 
>> is pretty cheap and simple, but it is another thing that has to be done), 
>> then Siklu 60ghz would probably be a good option. Or you could just stick 
>> with AF24HD, which will certainly do the job, but considering what they 
>> cost, it makes more sense to me to just go with 80ghz at that distance. You 
>> could also go with Mimosa B24 for 24ghz, but they're half duplex radios, and 
>> I don't think that they can handle a full 2gbps aggregate.
>>  
>>  
>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 11:09 AM dave <[email protected] <>> wrote:
>> I guess it depends on the 9s you want. 
>> Cheaper is not always better for consistency. 
>> 
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>> On 2/24/20 8:36 AM, Josh Baird wrote:
>> No way I would consider AF24HD for this.  You can get 80ghz links for less 
>> that do MUCH more throughput (10Gbps).
>>  
>> Vendors in this space include Bridgewave, Siklu and Aviat.  Aviat probably 
>> gives you the best bang for your buck.  Cambium has a new mmWave product, 
>> but I don't know anything about it.
>>  
>> Josh
>>  
>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 9:31 AM dave <[email protected] <>> wrote:
>> Not sure which product mentioned but the PTP550 unlicensed will take all of 
>> your 5g spectrum and
>> there is the ptp850E
>> 
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>> On 2/24/20 8:27 AM, Lewis Bergman wrote:
>> What are the current recommendations for something like this. I see Cambium 
>> has something that looks like it will work but their product selector 
>> returns no matches .
>>  
>> Ubiquiti has the 24HD.
>>  
>> Anything else I should be aware of?
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