Thanks guys. This confirmed a few things for us. 1). We have been really impressed with the KP Reflectors Sounds like others have as well. 2). Given that if we want to stay parabolic we should look at the RD-5G30 (more likely the LW but we didn’t see a radomes for that) and the Jirous. 3) we should try the reflectors on a couple of links to see how the wider beam does with noise as it may not be as bad as we feared
Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Af <[email protected]> on behalf of Mathew Howard <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2018 11:22:54 PM To: af Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Arc Wireless 30 dBi vs RocketDish RD-5G30 The ARC Wireless and Ubnt RD-5G30 appear to be almost the same, physically (ARC has N connectors, and different mounting hardware, but the dish itself looks pretty much exactly the same)... I prefer the Ubnt RD-5G30LW over either. On Sun, Jan 21, 2018 at 11:16 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Specs wise both the Arc Wireless and Ubnt RD-5G30 do look very similar, Arc's spreadsheets claims that their pattern is cleaner no side lobes on the H-Plane. If you were to look for another Dish antenna with a good value (specs and price wise) Look at the Jirous JRC-29 Extreme .. a wee bit less on the gain, but considering it comes with a Radome and shroud.. it is also known to be an excellent performer. Regards Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom http://www.snappytelecom.net Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232<tel:(305)%20663-5518> Help-desk: (305)663-5518<tel:(305)%20663-5518> Option 2 or Email: [email protected] ________________________________ From: "David Coudron" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2018 10:04:56 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Arc Wireless 30 dBi vs RocketDish RD-5G30 We love the KP Performance antennas for the CPEs, but haven’t used them yet for backhaul. Have you been using them for that as well? We were worried the wider beamwidth would catch too much other noise. Or maybe that hasn’t been an issue? Thanks, David Coudron From: Af [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Rory Conaway Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2018 8:56 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Arc Wireless 30 dBi vs RocketDish RD-5G30 Right now the best antenna we have tested at 30dBi has been the KP Performance antennas. We will be testing the RF Elements antennas next. Rory From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Coudron Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2018 6:49 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [AFMUG] Arc Wireless 30 dBi vs RocketDish RD-5G30 We have traditionally been using the Arc Wireless 30 dBi 5 GHz parabolic dish for our shorter backhaul links when using 5 GHz. The have been OK, but we have a tough time getting them and the radomes from time to time. We are in that situation again. They are priced quite competitively, and seem to do the job, however we are looking for options since they are so spotty to get ahold of. We have messed around with the Ubiquiti RocketDish for CPE connectorized radios, but haven’t tried them out for backhaul as of yet. The specs appear to be very similar and I expect they’d perform about the same other than the N-Type vs SMA connectors. Anyone have experience with both of these dishes? Or is there a better alternative that we should be looking at in the $120 range (dish only)? Regard, David Coudron
