I had problems with water ingress on a couple power bridges. Not sure if it was just a bad batch as I've got a few that have been up for a long time with no issues. I was actually pretty impressed with the build quality on the power stations, although the mounts sucked.
On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 3:15 PM, Rory Conaway via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > I wrote in my last article that these were probably some of Ubiquiti’s > best quality products. I never had one serviced and now have a collection > of them in our back room all the way back to the original products. Right > now we need both the backhaul capacity and the PB-400’s are almost twice as > fast and they penetrate trees better so we are pulling them down now. > > > > Rory > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *That One Guy via > Af > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 22, 2014 1:04 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Rocket M5 and 5.2 band? > > > > I would be satisfied with them just limiting the EIRP to regulatory > levels, but ATPC would tickle my pickle > > > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Rory Conaway via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > > They don’t. That’s why I’m retiring them to. > > > > Rory > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jason McKemie via > Af > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 22, 2014 12:18 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Rocket M5 and 5.2 band? > > > > I didn't know the 5GHz Power Bridges ever had the ability to go that low > (legally). > > > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Heith Petersen via Af <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I assume that this does not apply to the Power Bridges. I am scared to > update the few that are running 5.2 on older firmware to find out ;) > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Bill Prince via Af > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 22, 2014 1:33 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Rocket M5 and 5.2 band? > > > > Go to the UBNT web site. You have to register & they will send you > stickers and an activation key that you enter on the System tab in the GUI. > > bp > > On 10/22/2014 9:51 AM, Sam Lambie via Af wrote: > > Where the heck would one get an update key and how do you enter it into > the radio? These radios are about 3 years old. This particular one worked > just fine on Firmware 5.3 in 5.2... > > > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Glen Waldrop via Af <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I don't know. I've got ~9 Nanobridge M5 out there feeding towers on short > hops, all listed UNII1 and half the links are running it. > > Is this possibly an older unit before the UNII 2 band was enabled from > factory? I wonder if the update key has to be entered to access UNII 1. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Sam Lambie via Af <[email protected]> > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 22, 2014 11:46 AM > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Rocket M5 and 5.2 band? > > > > Ok, I have a radio on the bench with 5.5.10 loaded and all I see is the > 5.8 band in AP mode. what am I missing? > > > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Glen Waldrop via Af <[email protected]> wrote > > Works quite nicely. I've got a few out there. Nice to have 500+ MHz > between feeds. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Mike Hammett via Af <[email protected]> > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 22, 2014 11:32 AM > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Rocket M5 and 5.2 band? > > > > Firmware 5.5.10 (actually, one of its betas was the first to offer it). > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > [image: Image removed by sender.] <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL>[image: > Image removed by sender.] > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb>[image: > Image removed by sender.] > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions>[image: > Image removed by sender.] <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Sam Lambie via Af" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Wednesday, October 22, 2014 11:30:14 AM > *Subject: *[AFMUG] Rocket M5 and 5.2 band? > > I heard somewhere at WISPApalooza that the M series does 5.2 band now? Is > that smoke and mirrors? > > Sam > > > -- > -- > *Sam Lambie* > Taosnet Wireless Tech. > 575-758-7598 Office > www.Taosnet.com <http://www.newmex.com> > > > > > > > -- > -- > *Sam Lambie* > Taosnet Wireless Tech. > 575-758-7598 Office > www.Taosnet.com <http://www.newmex.com> > > > > > -- > -- > *Sam Lambie* > Taosnet Wireless Tech. > 575-758-7598 Office > www.Taosnet.com <http://www.newmex.com> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the > parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you > can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not > use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 >
