Yeah, SMA on the radio. No, those antennas didn't come with cables, I'm guessing they can supply cables, but I didn't think to ask... the antennas appear to be intended to use with ubnt Rockets (they have a holder for one built on), which would use the same connectors. On Jan 14, 2016 7:50 PM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Cables and connectors are not cheap when manufacturing. PITA. Hmmm. > SMA on the radio? > > Did the chinese antenna come with cables? > > *From:* Mathew Howard <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 14, 2016 6:44 PM > *To:* af <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 900mhz PMP450i with dual polarity panel > > > No, they don't come with cables - those are permanently attached to the > Cambium yagis. > On Jan 14, 2016 7:40 PM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Possibly. I have the mold for the cover. Back would be aluminum. Just >> need a nice pocket that slips over and interfaces with the radio. Does >> the radio come with cables? >> >> *From:* Josh Luthman <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Thursday, January 14, 2016 6:33 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 900mhz PMP450i with dual polarity panel >> >> >> Slip on stinger would be way faster. Could you match the price? >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> On Jan 14, 2016 8:31 PM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I would have to have a large commitment to meet that price for a slip on >>> stinger version. >>> >>> *From:* Mathew Howard <[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Thursday, January 14, 2016 5:58 PM >>> *To:* af <[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 900mhz PMP450i with dual polarity panel >>> >>> This is the antenna: http://www.lanbowan.com/ANT915D12C-DP.htm >>> >>> The antennas themselves are pretty cheap - they charged me $41.61/each, >>> but shipping was quite expensive (they sent them DHL - there are obviously >>> cheaper ways). I suspect that if you ordered a large enough quantity to get >>> a decent shipping rate, even after adding jumper cables, it would still be >>> a bit cheaper than the Cambium yagis. >>> >>> I did do a little testing with V/H... but it was kind of inconclusive, >>> the signal level was only slightly weaker, but when I ran a link test, it >>> was much worse - about 45m down vs 90m, I tried holding the Cambium yagi at >>> a 45 degree angle and it was pretty similar results - 70m vs 90m and >>> slightly weaker signal. I'm not sure if that was anything to do with the >>> polarity being mismatched, or if it was just that H/V doesn't work as well >>> as slant at that particular location... also, I was just holding thing >>> antennas for the H/V tests and they were mounted at +/-45, so that could >>> account for some of it too. >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 4:50 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> What’s it cost? >>>> >>>> *From:* Mathew Howard <[email protected]> >>>> *Sent:* Thursday, January 14, 2016 3:36 PM >>>> *To:* af <[email protected]> >>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] 900mhz PMP450i with dual polarity panel >>>> >>>> Fresh from China :) >>>> >>>> I tested it at two different customer's houses, and signal levels were >>>> consistently within 1db of the Cambium yagis. Not quite as clean of a >>>> package as the Cambium antennas, but it works and it's not a yagi... I did >>>> have to replace the bracket to make it dual slant though. >>>> >>> >>> >>
