No, but they could have put the connectors on the bottom of the antenna, and on the bottom of the radio (where they belong!) And used a 12" piece of lmr240.
On 12/18/09, Robert West <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, that would be a nicer cable. Honestly I'm afraid of popping the > connector off the UBNT ones when I have to bend it so sharply. It must have > been another tradeoff since the area between the rocket and the connector on > the antenna is so small, you probably couldn’t bend a much thicker cable in > such a tight loop. > > Bob- > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Jeremy Parr > Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 10:34 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti Bullet2HP > > Trango uses SMA connectors for their external antennas, but with > LMR240, rather than whatever it is that UBNT uses. > > 2009/12/18 Robert West <[email protected]>: >> I haven't come across that little issue yet, thanks for the heads up! I >> like the price and some of the shortcuts contribute to that but you're >> right, some things need to be more rugged for where they are installed and >> even HOW they are installed. The mounting brackets are fantastic, I was >> impressed by them but the connectors are the opposite. I can accept the > SMA >> connectors but only if they're going to the attached rocket. I still > shake >> my head at it though. Must be my old way of thinking. >> >> Bob- >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Jeremy Parr >> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 9:48 AM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti Bullet2HP >> >> We found the same problem with the sna cables on the airmax sectors. >> Pull just a little bit too hand and the cable pulls out of the >> connecter. Why any manufacturer would think that cables that small are >> suitable for outdoor use is beyond me. >> >> On 12/18/09, Robert West <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I've had 2 of the Bullet5HP's have bad connectors, not the 2's. Being > the >>> geek type, took them apart and found that the fingers coming off the >>> connector had very little solder on them and none was only under the >>> connector and not on the sides or top. Essentially only enough to tack > it >>> on. The first one that came loose I thought it was my fault for pushing >> it >>> too hard so I didn't do an RMA and just fixed it myself and when the >> second >>> happened, fixed that one too. Easier than an RMA just for solder. >>> Personally I'd like to see a more robust LAN connector and have it >> attached >>> better in the front to avoid rocking. >>> >>> Bob- >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of RickG >>> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 2:57 AM >>> To: WISPA General List >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti Bullet2HP >>> >>> I'll double-check the connectors and let you know. >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Michael Baird <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Rick, >>>> >>>> I read something about guys complaining about high rates of failure with >>>> the connectors on the latest batch 10/22/2009 or something. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Michael Baird >>>> > Anyone having issues with flaky Bullet2HP units? The last batch I got >>>> wont >>>> > connect to my StarOS/WRAP's. Actually, I discovered they do connect > but >>>> have >>>> > 80+% packet loss. I updated them to 3.5 firmware but no help. 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