Even with 6' dishes, availability would have to be pretty poor... unless it's in a desert.
11ghz should be possible, but yeah, probably going to want at least 4' dishes. Id you want cheap, either a B11 or AF-11FX link should be able to hit that kind of speeds. On Feb 8, 2017 7:51 PM, "Jeremy" <[email protected]> wrote: > I have seen an 18GHz link that far with 6' dishes. > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 6:42 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Not a chance at 18. Maybe 11, but that's even far for 11 GHz without huge >> dishes. >> >> Play with Mimosa's designer, Cambium's LinkPlanner, etc. >> >> >> >> ----- >> 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: *"Brett A Mansfield" <[email protected]> >> *To: *[email protected] >> *Sent: *Wednesday, February 8, 2017 7:38:58 PM >> *Subject: *[AFMUG] 11GHz and 18GHz real throughput >> >> Hi, >> >> I've never yet done a licensed link and there is plenty of these two >> frequencies available in my area. I need to be able to get 500Mbps at about >> 15 miles. Is that possible with either of these? >> >> What kind of real world speeds can I expect out of these and what channel >> size do I need to license to get those speeds? >> >> Is there something else I should consider? What brand/model radios and >> dishes, what other frequencies for easier licensing, etc? >> >> It would be great to be able to get a gig that distance, but I'm trying >> to be realistic and get just what I really need to start with. >> >> No legal advice please, just your experience with it and any knowledge >> you'd be able/willing to share with the licensing of these frequencies. >> >> Thank you, >> Brett A Mansfield >> >> >
