BFM On Jan 14, 2016 9:24 PM, "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> wrote:
> It doesn’t seem like you could buy the materials to make such a cable for > $4, then there’s the labor. How do they do it? > > *From:* Mathew Howard <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 14, 2016 9:17 PM > *To:* af <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 900mhz PMP450i with dual polarity panel > > > 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. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>
