The AF5 just isn't meant for distance. Look at the antenna gain differences.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitch" <[email protected]> To: "Ubiquiti Users Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2017 2:52:53 PM Subject: Re: [Ubnt_users] AF5x radio on dishes Yes did discuss no resolve as well as AF5 and AF5U Installed AF5X tuned them took them out put in RM5 tuned put AF5X back in changed from 2 to 3 foot dish .... all this on a 9.2 mile link gave up bought AF5 and they don't work very well for 9.2 mile link either getting better performance from the R5C Gen 2s Have a 19.6 mile link with AF5U that sucks (-76 to -77) and the 2 foot dishes next to them with R5C Gen 2 out perform the AFs hands down RF (-56 to -60) and data But been told by support it's "Thermal Ducting" 20 dB difference units 10 feet from each other on same tower same elevation On 10/21/2017 2:43 PM, Ben Moore via Ubnt_users wrote: Have you discussed with support? You had them installed, but they never linked up? Thanks, Ben On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 1:40 PM, Mitch < [email protected] > wrote: <blockquote> LOL I have two AF5xs that I have never gotten to link up or pass traffic no matter what I have done and looking they are out of warranty LMAO what luck Guess I might have to give em away Mitch On 10/21/2017 1:22 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: <blockquote> For electrical or mechanical reasons? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Oct 21, 2017 2:17 PM, "Clay Stewart" < [email protected] > wrote: <blockquote> Yes for both, but I would put an X adapter kit on the RD-5G30 to get 45 degree polarity. On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 11:39 AM, Josh Luthman < [email protected] > wrote: <blockquote> Do these Ubnt dishes work (without modification) with the af5x radio? RD‑5G31‑AC RD-5G30 Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 _______________________________________________ Ubnt_users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users _______________________________________________ Ubnt_users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users </blockquote> _______________________________________________ Ubnt_users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users </blockquote> _______________________________________________ Ubnt_users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users </blockquote> _______________________________________________ Ubnt_users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users </blockquote> _______________________________________________ Ubnt_users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users
_______________________________________________ Ubnt_users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users
