I found some N male to rpsma at Streakwave for $4. On Jan 14, 2016 9:05 PM, "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> wrote:
> The blue Mikrotik ones are ~ $8, but those are SMA to SMA. And without > the spark plug boots. > > *From:* Mathew Howard <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 14, 2016 8:20 PM > *To:* af <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 900mhz PMP450i with dual polarity panel > > > 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. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>
