Not a MT fan On Mon, Oct 5, 2020, 10:17 AM Mathew Howard <[email protected]> wrote:
> The Mikrotiks actually aren't bad with the cheap brackets. They come with > a handy little sight that sticks and the back of the dish, and makes > alignment pretty simple, even with the cheap brackets, and since they don't > really need to be that precise compared to other 60ghz products (or any > 80ghz and 24ghz, for that matter), it's really not bad at all, as long as > you can get you head behind the dish. The expensive brackets (solidmount) > are super nice though, aside from the fact that they make it so you can't > use the sight, in a lot of cases... they're actually the best brackets for > precision alignment that I've seen on any of the low-end 60ghz stuff. > > The brackets that come with the Ubiquiti 60ghz radios are the worst of any > of them, in my opinion... they do have a better bracket that they sell, but > I don't think they're generally available yet. I've put up a lot of > MikroTik, IgniteNet and a few Ubiquiti 60ghz links, and the MikroTiks are > by far the easiest to align, even with the cheap brackets. The Ignitenets > aren't bad if you have the scope, and the Ubiquitis are probably the > hardest to align (well, the Ignitenets are worse if you don't have the > scope, but that's not an option for the Ubiquiti). > > On Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 8:15 AM Robert <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Get the expensive brackets, don't even think of anything else. >> >> On 10/5/20 6:00 AM, Mathew Howard wrote: >> >> Yeah, the Mikrotiks align themselves to a certain extent... They do still >> be aimed fairly precisely, but it's definitely a lot easier than any other >> 60ghz >> >> On Mon, Oct 5, 2020, 7:40 AM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I haven’t spent much time looking at the 60 and 80 GHz products, but do >>> I remember correctly that some have an antenna array or beam steering so >>> they automatically align themselves and stay aligned, while others require >>> manual alignment? I’ve been told the alignment at these frequencies can be >>> very touchy, to the point where tower or building movement may be a >>> problem. Like don’t climb the tower or walk on the rooftop, or the >>> backhaul will drop out. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Dennis Burgess via >>> AF >>> *Sent:* Monday, October 5, 2020 7:21 AM >>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> >>> *Cc:* Dennis Burgess <[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 1GBps link option >>> >>> >>> >>> Yep. MT wireless wire dish. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.linktechs.net/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=2656&idcategory=0 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *[image: LTI-Full_175px]* >>> >>> *Dennis Burgess* >>> >>> >>> * Mikrotik : **Trainer, Network Associate, Routing Engineer, Wireless >>> Engineer, Traffic Control Engineer, Inter-Networking Engineer, Security >>> Engineer, Enterprise Wireless Engineer* >>> >>> *Hurricane Electric: **IPv6 Sage Level* >>> >>> *Cambium: **ePMP* >>> >>> >>> >>> Author of "Learn RouterOS- Second Edition” >>> >>> *Link Technologies, Inc* -- Mikrotik & WISP Support Services >>> >>> *Office*: 314-735-0270 Website: http://www.linktechs.net >>> >>> Create Wireless Coverage’s with www.towercoverage.com >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Mathew Howard >>> *Sent:* Saturday, October 3, 2020 11:48 PM >>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 1GBps link option >>> >>> >>> >>> Just across a street? I would just go with a mikrotik 60ghz (wireless >>> wire dish), it's going to be the cheapest and simplest option. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Oct 3, 2020, 11:46 PM Jaime Solorza <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks. Never heard of it... >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Oct 3, 2020, 9:16 PM Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> GigaBeam from UBNT >>> >>> AF60-LR from UBNT (will be back on store.ui.com soon) >>> >>> Mikrotik 60ghz PTP. >>> >>> >>> >>> All of those are sub $500 for something approaching 1G. >>> >>> >>> >>> Jim Bouse >>> Owner - Brazos WiFi >>> 979-985-5912 >>> http://www.brazoswifi.com >>> <https://imsva91-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.brazoswifi.com&umid=C013D55C-B0EB-8405-972C-D43901BC6E1D&auth=079c058f437b7c6303d36c6513e5e8848d0c5ac4-f32a712f31ac3f2cbaf43c9add71ca710c889d1c> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Jaime Solorza >>> *Sent:* Saturday, October 3, 2020 10:14 PM >>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] 1GBps link option >>> >>> >>> >>> A church wants a wireless link to push 1GBps over a street... >>> >>> Any ideas? 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