I suspect 12" isn't going to be quite enough for the 900mhz 450i antennas. There are shorter J-pipes that can be reversed, so you have a taller vertical section... I would think that would make more sense than cutting down a 39".
On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 11:10 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > I’ll have to check that the 450d will mount on a 2” mast. The sat dish > industry has pretty much gone to 2” masts, while the WISP industry seems to > stay with the 1.66” masts which are a bit flimsy. > > I’ll have to check if the 450d will go on the Direct TV stub mounts, they > are only 12 inches high, so maybe not enough clearance off the roof. > > I’m also curious if the stub mount will work for Cambium’s 900 MHz 450i > antenna which BTW I like very much, but a standard J-pipe is not a good > mount for them. We end up using the Winegard DS-3000 and cutting them > down, the result is ideal, but it’s a waste to buy an expensive 39” J-pipe > and cut it down. And a 2” pipe would be that much sturdier. > > > *From:* Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, September 18, 2016 9:29 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cambium 450d > > > Well, reflector dishes have their merits. I have upgraded from Trango, > FSK, 430, 450 sometimes twice by just popping a new radio into the existing > dish. I have changed frequencies. You can bring one radio for use as > standalone “integrated” or if you don’t get the numbers you want, pop on a > CLIP or use the same radio with a reflector dish. It also reduces the > number of spares you need to keep in the truck for repairs. Another > advantage over many of the integrated dish solutions is the mount provides > independent adjustments for elevation and azimuth, which lends itself to > better alignment, and reduces the need to hire 3-handed installers (or > monkeys with prehensile tails). > > > > Visually, one may look better to some, but the eye is so used to seeing > satellite dishes that one more reflector dish goes unnoticed. > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Mike Hammett > *Sent:* Sunday, September 18, 2016 7:06 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cambium 450d > > > > So PMP finally joins what everyone else has been doing for 10 years? > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Daniel White" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Saturday, September 17, 2016 10:35:44 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Cambium 450d > > Cambium is moving towards EOL the reflectors from some of the roadmap > stuff I’ve seen. I think the ePMP Force 200/450d type configuration and > Force 180 design are here to stay. > > > > Daniel White > > Managing Director – Hardware Distribution Sales > > ConVergence Technologies > > Cell: +1 (303) 746-3590 > > [email protected] > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Steve D > *Sent:* Saturday, September 17, 2016 9:13 PM > *To:* af <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cambium 450d > > > > So over reflectors. Love to see lower priced versions of these and the > reflector crap phased right out. > > > > On Sep 16, 2016 2:13 PM, "Jeff Broadwick - Lists" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > That have an integrated 3.65 unit Timothy. It's only uncapped at this > point, but it exists. C036045C014A. > > Jeff Broadwick > > ConVergence Technologies, Inc. > > 312-205-2519 Office > > 574-220-7826 Cell > > [email protected] > > > On Sep 16, 2016, at 4:37 PM, Timothy Steele <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I have gotten 5db better with the 450d also inner feed designed dishes > seems to work much better when under a tower also much more simple to mount > on a tower I hope they do the same with 2.4 and 365 soon > > > > On Fri, Sep 16, 2016, 12:57 PM SmarterBroadband < > [email protected]> wrote: > > +1 > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Gino Villarini > *Sent:* Friday, September 16, 2016 9:53 AM > *To:* Animal Farm > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cambium 450d > > > > We love it! We have standardized on it > > > > -looks way better that a SM+dish, more professional > > -gain the same or 1-2db better > > -easier to assemble / align > > -less windload > > > > On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > > I see several WISPs deploying the 450d, but I suspect it's because they > don't like reflector dishes, or because of the 40M license key. > > Cambium has indicated the 450d has a little more antenna gain than the > regular 450 SM plus a reflector dish, but the spec sheets say 25 dBi either > way. What are people really seeing in the field? Is there a performance > difference in an apples-to-apples comparison? How much? I'm not going to > get too excited about 1 dB. > > Otherwise, we're looking at the connectorized 450 SM. 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