As usual, Daniel is correct. The best user tool we have for predicting SL24 link performance is our Pathcheck App https://www.trangosys.com/pathcheck Sorry Android users, this is only available for IOS devices at the moment. For even more accurate results we can run your link through Pathloss.
John Seaman | Sales | *Trango Systems, Inc. | * *+1-858-248-4006 <+1-858-248-4006> * | www.trangosys.com <http://trangosys.com/> *[image: Trango Systems] <http://www.trangosys.com/> * Upcoming Events: Trade Show: Gitex Dubai Oct 18 - 22 *Innovating Microwave Backhaul**™* [image: LinkedIn] <http://www.linkedin.com/company/96727?trk=tyah> [image: Twitter] <http://twitter.com/#!/@trangosystems> [image: Facebook] <http://www.facebook.com/TrangoSystems> [image: Google] <http://g.co/maps/c42pd> [image: YouTube] <http://www.youtube.com/trangosystems> [image: Email] <http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=ddsu9ilab&p=oi&m=1111619160163> On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 8:17 AM, Daniel White <[email protected]> wrote: > The chart is a starting point, but it doesn’t reference availability and > rain fade… or maybe take into account ACM. > > > > Lots of variables to determine distance on anything above 10GHz (and below > that, multipath fade is important). > > > > I’d contact the manufacturer of the radio system your looking at to help > determine range in your area based on your design criteria. Trango I see > has the PathCheck app, and I know SAF has an Excel calculator on their > website. I’m sure other vendors like Exalt have something similar. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Daniel White > > <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > > Cell: +1 (303) 746-3590 > > Skype: danieldwhite > Social: <http://www.linkedin.com/in/danielwhite84> LinkedIn: > <https://twitter.com/DanielWhite84> Twitter > > > > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Faisal Imtiaz > Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 9:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Trango stratalink 24 sale > > > > https://www.trangosys.com/24-ghz-distance-capacity > > > > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > 7266 SW 48 Street > Miami, FL 33155 > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 > > Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > _____ > > From: "Eric Kuhnke" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 6:00:16 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Trango stratalink 24 sale > > I don't think you can use a 3' antenna with the stratalink24 in FCC land > due to total eirp limits... Just Canada or other places. > > On Oct 15, 2015 2:12 PM, "Adam Moffett" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Sync is a good feature, but personally, given the low EIRP limit at 24ghz I > think the option for higher antenna gain is a bigger deal. I also suspect > that high perf dishes would allow for channel re-use without sync. > > I really can't do 24ghz more than 3 miles in any case, so it's pretty rare > that we're using any of these things to start with. So I don't have as > much > experience with that as some of you do, and maybe my opinion is not well > informed. > > On 10/15/2015 4:34 PM, George Skorup wrote: > > Exalt is also doing their ExtendAir G2 in 24GHz U/L now. Which is probably > about the same pricing as the Stratalink, although ~half the speed being > that it's only 256QAM. Neither of these seem reasonable to me when the AF24 > exists. Yeah, the AF24 uses the whole 200MHz, but at least you can sync > them. > > On 10/15/2015 1:44 PM, Bill Prince wrote: > > Yes. Midwest maximum rain rates are way up there. > > Looking back in our records, our AF24 (not HD) have lost ~~ 3 dBm during > our last real rain event last December. These are 2.25 mile links. > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > On 10/15/2015 11:38 AM, Eric Kuhnke wrote: > > The funny thing about the pacific northwest is that it's only ITU rain zone > D. We get constant rain and drizzle and grey skies that causes acceptable > fades (like, an 18 GHz link that normally sites at -37 with no rain will > hang out at -49 for days at a time), but major downpour events are > relatively rare. It's the mm/hour... > > If I recall correctly some locations that are less famously rainy such as > Baltimore or Chicago actually have more frequent high mm/hour rain events > than Seattle. Thus a link designed to be at max capacity for five nines > will > be shorter in Chicago than in Portland or Seattle. > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 11:36 AM, Bill Prince <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Agreed for the NW where you are. We're in the SF bay area, and we get > "rain", but not like you guys. For the last 4 years we haven't even gotten > that. > > I know of a couple situations that are getting almost 10 miles on a AF24HD. > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 10/15/2015 11:31 AM, Eric Kuhnke wrote: > > > > 5.5 miles is probably asking too much, I would use it at a max of 5-6 km in > a Pacific Northwest rain zone. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus >
