We are just starting to install these.   We are using the RocketDish 5G30.   We 
have already learned a couple of things we didn’t expect:

  1.  When you unlock them, you need to select PTMP mode.   There is a question 
during the unlock process that wasn’t highly apparent, and our installer missed 
it and selected PTP or it defaulted to PTP, not sure which yet.   Spent a lot 
of time trying to figure out why it would only see PTP links.   I am not sure 
the question even pops up in the mobile app, we need to look at that again as 
that is what the installer used to unlock it.   We caught it after unlocking 
another one from the web browser on a laptop.
  2.  We also spent quite a bit of time with the cable connections as the 
connectors aren’t marked with polarity.  After getting two opposite answers on 
the polarity of the connectors from Mimosa, the final answer was that connector 
1=Horizontal, but it doesn’t matter as the unit autocorrects for polarity.   
This was late on Friday, we will be working with it again to confirm tomorrow.  
We have been unable to find any documentation on the RocketDish, but aren’t 
sure that using one connector on the dish versus another for Horizontal matters 
if the C5c is really autocorrecting.
  3.  You need a pretty tall and heavy duty J-Pole as the bracket on the back 
is pretty long between the two clamp points.   Normal J-Poles, even the heavy 
ones we are using aren’t long enough.   We are trying to find a better option 
for that.

We expect we will only use these in limited areas as we have been having really 
good luck with the C5.   Just installed a link at 3 miles and are getting RSSI 
of -68.


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From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jason McKemie
Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2017 8:55 PM
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Subject: [AFMUG] Mimosa C5c

Anyone out there using these?  With what antennas?

Thanks.

-Jason

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