In China materials and labor are free. Just got to pay for shipping Jon Langeler Michwave Technologies, Inc.
> On Jan 14, 2016, at 10:24 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 > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 9:17 PM > To: af > 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 >> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 8:20 PM >> To: af >> 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 >>> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 6:56 PM >>> To: af >>> 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 >>>> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 6:44 PM >>>> To: af >>>> 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 >>>>> 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 >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 5:58 PM >>>>>> To: af >>>>>> 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 >>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 3:36 PM >>>>>>> To: af >>>>>>> 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.
