I also wonder why they didn't go for a full 60 cm reflector on the radio side of the unit, to increase the E-band link budget. Based on the diagrams in the PDF the actual parabolic reflector in the unit is somewhat smaller than a Radiowaves or MTI 60cm antenna tuned for 71-86GHz.
On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:07 PM, Daniel White via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > Did you ask him how to mount a 180lb radio/laser on a tower? Or the 3ft > wide by almost 3ft depth? > > Just seeing the demo units at trade shows makes me wonder :-) > > Daniel White > (303) 746-3590 > > > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Caleb Knauer via Af > > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 12:30 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] radios with frickin' laser beams on their heads > > > > Haha funny, had a call with them Friday and then afterwards made the same > > joke. Really cool sounding product with the auto alignment and live > tracking > > features. Ain't cheap. Their sales guy was quite knowledgeable and also > > understanding of the product offering and market. > > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Eric Kuhnke via Af <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > http://pages.aoptix.com/rs/aoptixtechnologies/images/AOptix_Intellimax > > > _MB2000_Datasheet.pdf > > > > > > http://thestack.com/aoptix-lasercomm-system-military-laser-radio-rollo > > > ut-171114 > > > > > > > > > > > > 80 GHz QPSK link + parallel FSO OOK laser? Claiming 10km five nines, > > > I bet that's in ITU rain zone A (saudi arabian desert, etc). > > > > > > I wonder how it will stack up on real world performance in the Seattle > > > area vs. a Bridgewave E-band link, 60cm dishes, +19 Tx power, QPSK > > modulation. > > > > > > > > > > >
