I don't know off hand what the cables cost, those were some I already had. I think I've gotten them for $3-5 each in the past. On Jan 14, 2016 8:10 PM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote:
> If it is SMA on the radio, I could have flying leads coming out of the > back of the antenna thereby dispensing with a couple of connectors. > > How much did the cables cost you? > > *From:* Mathew Howard <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 14, 2016 6:56 PM > *To:* af <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 900mhz PMP450i with dual polarity panel > > > 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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>
