You lose, but not quite that bad: 20*Log (Cos(angle)) = 3.01 dB
From: Josh Luthman Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 12:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Using AirFiber 5x dishes with non-Airfiber radios BOTH sides should be slant. That's it. One slant and one VH you'll lose I think 15db? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 2:57 PM, Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote: Probably a dump question, but is there any downside with using a AF‑5G30‑S45 to use with Mikrotik radios? I wouldn’t expect the X polarity to hurt performance, but don’t want to assume. We have some links to put up that long term may become AirFiber 5X links, thus the thought. Paul McCall, President PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc. 658 Old Dixie Highway Vero Beach, FL 32962 772-564-6800 [email protected] www.pdmnet.com www.floridabroadband.com
