I agree on the PMP320's impressive tree penetration. We moved some sites from PMP320 to PMP450... with the added gain of the PMP450 reflector dish (8+11dBi vs the PMP320's 14dBi) I expected it to make up for the PMP450's lower transmit power, and as a result have "similar" final signal levels. In the end, some customers heavily in trees "lost" up to 10dB of signal and required moving their mounts etc. So the WiMAX / flat-panel-in-NLOS magic seems to have been adding around 10dB.
On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 7:58 AM Josh Baird <joshba...@gmail.com> wrote: > Quite the opposite for us. PMP320 could burn through trees! > > On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 8:30 AM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > >> WiMAX had little to no magical power against trees when we deployed it. >> Trees apparently are hype resistant. YMMV. >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Paul McCall >> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 20, 2019 4:22 AM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Cambium Medusa in 3.65 >> >> >> >> We were told recently by Cambium that their Medusa product in 3.65 >> competes favorable with LTE competitors. We ONLY need it for tree >> penetration challenged customers. >> >> >> >> I have a healthy skepticism on 3.65 Medusa being able to magically work >> better that standard 2.4 Ghz penetration, seeing the regular 450SM in 3.65 >> performed as expected compared to a 2.4 Ghz 450SM, meaning not as well. >> Seeing that LTE or Wimax far exceeds normal 2.4 Ghz gear, expecting 3.65 in >> 450 series (even Medusa) is a strong leap of faith. >> >> >> >> We are open minded but skeptical of these recent claims. We are not >> happy with the LTE options available ATM, having field tested Baicells and >> Bliniq for a while now. >> >> >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> >> >> *Paul McCall, President * >> >> *Florida Broadband / PDMNet* >> >> *658 Old Dixie Highway* >> >> *Vero Beach, FL 32962* >> >> *772-564-6800* >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
-- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
