I'm having a heck of a time finding the dual pol feed horns. Anyone have a part number for them?
---- ---- ---- ---- Chris Gotstein, Network Engineer, U.P. Logon/Computer Connection U.P. http://uplogon.com | +1 906 774 4847 | [email protected] On 9/17/2010 5:42 PM, David E. Smith wrote: > > > On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 14:36, Chris Gotstein <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > We have some older Pac Wireless 2' 5.8Mhz 29db parabolic dishes serving > as a PtP link. We are going to be upgrading the radios connected to > these dishes, and the new radios support dual polarity. Does anyone > know if you can just swap out the feed horn on the dishes from single > pol to dual pol? Would sure be easier than hauling up a whole new dish > setup. If this would work, anyone got sources that i can buy just a > feed horn? Thanks. > > > I forget where we bought the feedhorns from, but this can be done. > > We actually just replaced two of them, doing exactly what you describe. > There was a catch, though. The feedhorn has two N connectors, a few > inches and ninety degrees apart. One of the two dishes had a smaller > hole in the center, and my climber had to take up snips and a rasp, and > basically put a small notch in the center of the dish, to get the new > feedhorn to fit. The other dish was older, or newer, or something, and > already had a suitable small notch in the center. > > David Smith > MVN.net > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
