Tom

@i9nickWe will put the radiation patterns of all our horns in CSV for Google Network Planner format on our web in the following weeks. I will put the link here as well for reference. Stay tuned

Hi Danny, thanks for the feedback, we're constantly collecting it and will consider it in future iterations! 

What do you mean by antenna radius? The distance an antenna can reach is determined by multiple variables and the result is always an information what signal strength (or MCS) you can work with, so the radius other manufacturers show is largely misleading and confusing.

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RF elements horns only work in 5 GHz frequency range

The CC sectors will be available again soon. Keep following our social media channels and our webpage, you can't miss the updates.

On 9/22/2020 at 10:52 PM, JohnH said:

When you download the PDF it does not show the color field MCS like it does on the non-pdf screen. That would be nice. 

Hi John. It's technically rather complicated thing to do, despite it seems trivial. But when we do bigger future updates, we'll definitely look into it. Thanks for the tip.

On 9/22/2020 at 2:00 PM, Honza said:

Please add MikroTik SXTsq 5 ac to the CPEs. Thank you!

Honza, unfortunately MikroTik is another manufacturer that is not cooperating with us - the data in the datasheet is not enough and they wouldn't give us what we need. The option you have is to use 'generic 802.11ac'.

Unfortunately this product is discontinued for good, but you can easily get the Station box ALU. 

Regarding the customization, what exactly do you want to achieve? 

Cheers

Yes, you must have received an old box - we have stopped the T-shirt promo at the beginning of 2020 and we are not running any at this moment.

The adapter can work with dual slant regardless of the radio. But be sure to use the dual slant only with symmetrical horns or UltraHorn. It will not work well with asymmetrical horns.

Hello, do you know what format should the .csv data have? I mean the structure of the data inside the .csv file. Converting the .ant to .csv is possible, the question is, in what format Google expects the data to be.

Hello, no you don't need any bracket, the radio can be attached to this antenna by default.

https://rfelements.com/products/wireless-broadband/twistport-adaptor-paf/twistport-adaptor-3/

What is Path Loss and why should you care? If you're a WISP, you definitely want to know how it works - check out our latest #InsideWireless episode for more details!

The free T-shirt promo is over for now, unfortunately. 

Here: https://stage.rfelements.com/beta-calc

After you watch the instructional video (few minutes) the popup will disappear and you're good to go

Hello, unfortunately, the pigtails in the adaptor are not a spare part so we don't provide replacements. Your best bet is to change it for a cable from another TPA-RBC or get a new adaptor altogether.

Why do radio manufacturers recommend using lower output power for high MCS rates? The culprit is the output amplifier non-linearity. Check out this short video for more detailed explanation!

READ BEFORE POSTING: 

1. COVERAGE CALCULATION ACCURACY is limited by the quality of the map data used. Link Calculator 2.0 BETA uses FREE map data (SRTM) that are LESS ACCURATE around WATER BODIES, like rivers and lakes. Please keep that in mind while using the calculator, it's a freeware tool to provide you a ROUGH idea about the coverage. For more precision, you have to use a paid service such as Tower Coverage or similar.

2. MISSING CPEs - some of the major radio manufacturers, like Ubiquiti or MikroTik is not interested to cooperate with us. Thus we could not add most of their CPEs into the drop down menu. For these cases, please select the Generic 802.11ac or Generic 802.11n radio.

You can now download the STL data (attached to this post) for 3D print of the bracket for ePMP 2000. It allows you to mount the radio to our Sector Carrier Class antenna.

EB-EPMP2.zip

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4 minutes ago, Frenetic said:

Bit naughty, Tom,  Not finding the information on a webpage or a datasheet isn't quite the same as another manufacturer not cooperating with RFE.  😆

Hope you can ultimately collaborate.  Frenetic deliver to digitally deprived subscribers.  It's hard going but rewarding...not in the obvious financial sense.  Having quality manufacturers delivering better outcomes together is a win, win, win so far as I am concerned.  👍

We have tried to contact them about the data as well through various channels, or personal connections our people have with UBNT, but no success.

Hi Andrea, we need the SNR requirements for EVERY channel width and MCS rate the radio supports. We did not find this data on UBNT webpage, nor in the datasheets of their CPEs.

On 6/7/2020 at 12:43 AM, Frenetic said:

Looking good, guys!!  I do have a question that I will detail as a use case scenario.  I have a 26.5km link.  I have Ubiquiti AF5xHD radios at each end.  Currently, I plan to deploy Ubiquiti 34dBi dishes.  I have the Ubiquiti results from airLink, they look pretty good.  How would I find the equivalent results for Ultrahorn 5-24 antennas.  I have completed the calculator fields but I'm not confident of the results in my case.

I'm keen to explore RF Elements products in more depth, currently all our equipment is Ubiquiti.  Frenetic won't be changing the radios but passive equipment that can make a positive difference is definitely on the table.

TIA for any feedback.  😀

Hello, see the screenshot for the correct calculator setup for the link you talk about. UltraHorn would get you to MCS 7 at best given the distance. In this  case we'd recommend UltraDish 550 for both sides of the link. In this case you can go up to MCS 9. 

Hello, unfortunately Ubiquiti does not cooperate with us, so we were not able to get the data needed to add the Powerbeam and other UBNT CPEs to our calculator. For these cases we recommend selecting generic 802.11ac option from the CPE dropdown menu.

On 6/5/2020 at 10:03 AM, Andrea Cnt said:

Awesome! 

Please could you add nanobeam AC and Powerbeam AC gen2 ubiquiti CPE ??

Thanks Guys!