Oh, and as far as actual RF performance, I haven't noticed any major difference between the two. I'd say the lightweight is better, if anything.
On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 10:12 AM, Mathew Howard <[email protected]> wrote: > The mount is completely different... it's made of thinner steal, and it > uses smaller diameter bolts (8mm vs 10mm, I think on the old ones), but it > is a completely different design, so I don't know that there's any > realistic difference in strength, and I believe they still fit the same > size pipes. It's also a deeper dish (the edge of the dish is flush with the > end of the feedhorn), which reduces (or eliminates, in my opinion, in most > cases) the need for adding shielding. They're also a lot easier and faster > to assemble. Overall, I like the lightweight dishes much better than the > old ones... I actually didn't realize they were even still making the > standard RD-5G30. > > Also, the RD-5G20-LW is exactly the same as the 2' AirFiber 5X dish, > except that the airFiber dish has a dual slant feedhorn instead of H/V. > > On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 9:55 AM, Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote: > >> How do these lightweight dishes perform compared to the regular ones? >> Is the mount the same or is it the same. For $ 40 less times a bunch of >> them I need, its worth the question. >> >> >> >> Obviously, I can’t skimp on construction in Florida, so needing to ask >> the question to those who have used them >> >> >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> Paul McCall, President >> >> PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc. >> >> 658 Old Dixie Highway >> <https://maps.google.com/?q=658+Old+Dixie+Highway%0D+Vero+Beach,+FL+32962%0D+772&entry=gmail&source=g> >> >> Vero Beach, FL 32962 >> <https://maps.google.com/?q=658+Old+Dixie+Highway%0D+Vero+Beach,+FL+32962%0D+772&entry=gmail&source=g> >> >> 772-564-6800 <(772)%20564-6800> >> >> [email protected] >> >> www.pdmnet.com >> >> www.floridabroadband.com >> >> >> >> >> > >
