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  1. 3 hours ago, Dritan Vreshta said:

    For the interested one here it is a discussion on Mikrotik forum 

    https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=132181&e=1&view=unread#unread

    yeah, I know this thread.. well, what I can say is MikroTik is trying to complete their old homework in wireless, fixing the lack of performance, radio issues and deliver improvements that are demanded by MikroTik user base, which is generally positive thing and thumbs up to MikroTik team.

     

    10 hours ago, Dritan Vreshta said:

    Not at all but user are reporting different behaviour in different networks. 

    I assume that results are very much depended from different kind of antennas that's why I want to know if some RF Elements users have different results for different NV2 settings 

     

    Considering how heterogenic is the antenna tech included in tik´s own products and what 3rd party antenna products are used by the most of the mikrotik market (clearly focused on low cost segment), you are probably right with your assumption. All I can say is that with our horns you are using the best sector antenna system on the market that provides excellent SNR to any connected radio - before or after NV2 upgrade.

    Of course, if there are forum members who already used the setup, please feel free to share the feedback.

  2. The best approach is to ask with your local supplier what paints they have available according your requirements. As regards antenna materials, the dish is made of aluminium and powder coated. The plastic parts are ABS. Just make sure that the paint contains no metal particles.

  3. Najprv k HW rozdielom, pokial ide o prechod do vlnovodu, kedze predpokladam ze to je centrom vasho zaujmu.

    V prípade Rocket 5ac Prism + zodpovedajuci twistport adapter sa jedna o setup, kedy Rocket Prism je radio na jedinom pcb, na ktorom su umiestnene aj SMA-RP konektory. Tie sa vlozenim radia do nasho twistport adapteru spoja s pigtailom, ktory ma na jednom konci specialny SMA-RP konektor nevyzadujuci skrutkovanie a na druhom je ukonceny priamo vo vlnovode budiacim elementom (alternativne nazyvane aj ziaric, budiaci prvok apod) vo forme pinu alebo vodivej vrstvy na pcb, podla konkretneho modelu twistport adapteru. Jedna sa tu teda o konverziu z koaxialneho konektora do vlnovodu ukonceneho TwistPortom s co najmensim moznym poctom spojov, v ramci danych moznosti a obmedzeni.  

    UBNT Rocket 5ac Prism (zdroj FCC)

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    TPA pre radio s SMA-RP konektormi:

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    UBNT PrismStation - nizsie uvedene plati pokial medzitym vyrobca nezmenil dizajn - pouziva dve dosky pcb navzajom prepojene pigtailami (co nie je z hladiska temy podstatne), pricom dosku pcb na ktorej je radiova cast spajaju s vlnovodovym ziaricom pigtaily s MMCX konektormi na oboch stranach. Samotny budiaci element je takisto ukonceny MMCX konektorom. Je to akoby vlnovodovy adapter a radio schovane v jednom housingu. Nizsie najdete obrazky kusu ktory mame k dispozicii. Nas adapter pre Iso/Prismstation je potom mechanicka redukcia medzi dvoma vlnovodovymi konektormi. 

    UBNT PrismStation (detail - kus ktory mame k dispozicii)

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    TPA pre UBNT Iso a PrismStation:

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    Z hladiska poctu konektorovych spojov a typu pouzitych konektorov a komponentov ma riesenie TPA + Rocket Prism menej koaxialnych spojov (presne povedane dva konektory tvoriace jeden spoj) v ceste signalu a pokial ide o nas adapter, pouzivame vysoko kvalitny pigtail aby jeho straty boli skutocne minimalne. V pripade kombinacie PrismStation a TPA, v samotnom zariadeni UBNT Prismstation su pouzite 4 konektory tvoriace dva spoje. Pokial ide o TwistPort adapter, ten je v tomto pripade mozne povazovat za "virtualne bezstratovy", tj so stratou tak nizkou ze je zanedbatelna.

    Len dodam, ze samotne zariadenia UBNT nechcem nijako hodnotit, iba opisujem to co je mozne vidiet, a to detaily podla mojho nazoru podstatne vzhladom na vasu otazku.

    Prakticke skusenosti: na kombinaciu R5AC Prism + TPA + RF elements Horn najdete naozaj stovky pozitivnych ohlasov z celeho sveta - socialne media, diskusne fora. Na zaklade tychto ohlasov vam tento setup rozhodne mozem odporucit. Pokial ide o PrismStation, verejne dostupnych informacii o praktickych skusenostiach uzivatelov je zatial velmi malo. Tu by som vas mozno povzbudil, aby ste to priamo porovnali a dali vas feedback online, mozno to rozprudi zaujimavu diskusiu, ktora inym zakaznikom pomoze pri rozhodovani v podobnej situacii v akej ste dnes sam vy. Ak mate k dispozicii obe radia, s twistportom je to jednoduche prehodit a presvedcit sa sam, ktore radio vam bude viac vyhovovat.

  4. Please check the update below on product availability: 

    i) TP-A for R5AC Prism, as well as for MikroTik RouterBoard are currently out of stock on U.S. market due to growing demand and delayed re-stocking. Shipments are on the way to both of our Master Distributors and have ETA March 1st. If you are in urgent need and can not wait, shoot us private message @JORGE or @JT and we will try to help you.

    ii) UltraHorn 5-24 Carrier Class (with N connectors) - ETA mid May (Europe) to mid June (Americas, other regions). We will adjust the dates more exact as they got closer.

  5. yes, he was right, there is no 802.11 option for you once on Prism AP.

    what kind of CPE antennas you are asking? Most of the CPEs are integrated to keep the cost down. You can for sure use any of our TwistPort antenna with TP-A and UBNT IsoStation for CPE.