I've got some extra rocket5M's & rocket dishes if anybody is interested, I'll send them out at cost.
The firmware has improved quite a bit over time on these things, they will do 100 mbit fine at 20mhz (airmax off for ptp, 5.0.2 firmware, 10 streams). Regards Michael Baird > I think it's something about 2x2 rocketM that is better. The only > bullets I really like are Wolf Match Target in .22LR; they are almost as > hard find in stock in any quantity. > > This is a 13 mile link using dual polarity dishes, a 2' on one end, 3' > on the other, going over water. One end has multiple Alvarion 5.8 links > and a trango 5.8 link on the same tower. The other ends has 2 Alvarion > 5.8 sectors, and a Trango tlink45 link. > > The dual polarities / diversity do help reduce tidal fluctuation over > water in comparison to other 5.8 non-N systems, based on my rssi graphs. > > Haven't tried it yet where we actually overlap frequencies with other > backhauls. I do that at a couple of sites with other non-N gear. > > On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 12:43:40PM -0600, Matt wrote: > >>> I've found the rocket5m to work pretty good with 2' dishes for ptp >>> links. The speed is real and it runs well. It does needs a minor work >>> around in that the automatic distance setting does not work, you need to >>> manually set it, plus 15%. I can get 100mbit no problem with 20mhz >>> spectrum. >>> >> I am just amazed you are getting 100mbit in 20mhz even if using both >> polarities. I tried the Bullet5m's and had mostly bad results on a 12 >> mile link with 2 foot dishes. Tried many tweaks on modems with no >> results. I am in the pressence of alot of other 5.8ghz gear though. >> Am looking at a PTP500 to replace it for alot more money. They are >> supposed to be much more tolerent of interference I hear. >> >> Matt >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
