Hello Tom, Got any pictures?
Good to hear they improved the mounting design. The old design was too small for many of the pipes we use. If the new design will accommodate 3 1/2" - 4" pipes then that is a nice improvement. Wow, they changed the CAT5 weather seal and now a terminated CAT5 cable will pass through!?! I wonder if they are also now adhering to 568A & 568B standards too? (friendly jab in the side) <gotta love it> Seems to me I remember Patrick attempting to belittle me after I shed a little light on this design flaw. Patrick's statement not long ago: "The gaul of us to create a tight seal. I am sorry you are not able to figure out how to attach the connector Brad. Thousands of others seem to manage just fine and when is the last time you ever heard of anyone complaining about water intrusion into a VL VPE or PoE line?" Hmmmm...So, do I get an apology now Patrick? Looks like your own design team has rethought the CAT5 weather seal. <grin> It is good to see Alvarion is listening to the end user even if they don't admit it. Maybe dual band and dual polarity is just around the corner. They had better hurry up with it before Trango releases their OFDM product with DB and DP. Best, Brad -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom DeReggi Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 1:44 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] New Alvarion CPE- Excellent I just received my first order of the new Alvarion, Horiz or Vert Polarity mountable, CPE. I have to say, SWEEEEET!! The units come with a Solid heavy Duty Mounting Design. I believe it will mount on anything from 1-1/4" to 5" pipes. Comes with thick all-thread, less likely to strip. Teethed Mounting Angles are part of the Case to prevent rotation slip. Still solid metal backing for optimal Heat-disapation and F/B ratio shielding. Its foot print is also significantly smaller now. Also probably one of the most cosmetically pleasing designs I have ever seen. It just has quality written all over it. I really like the new CAT5 Feed-through Joint. Its a molder rubber plug that slips in and clips into place securely. When you pull the Plug out, it can open up to feed a pre-terminated cable through, and then closes back around it. Its molded around the Cat5 Jack, so the rubber is what holds the CAT5 in place, when you slide it in place. Whoever came up with this design is Brilliant. Installation times and Customer Approval times, are going to be Lightning QUICK, with this CPE! Its just a plain predictable time-saver. It does not offer the flexibilty of Optional add-on Mutli-Card radios or External ports in the one unit, but its not intended to. Its a fantastic all-in-one unit for needs up to 21db antenna gain, where you just take it out of the box and get rolling. This unit is my nominee for Best CPE Design of the Year, and will be a hard act to follow. (From a Physical perspective, not meaning to spawn Technology Software Debates, which were argued to death last month) Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
