Yes, I believe the P/N is N110082L126A (for 11 GHz).

 

In the case of a Radiowaves or Commscope/Andrew antenna it might be possible to 
get a conversion kit to replace the adapter plate and feedtube, but this was an 
actual Trango brand antenna.  Plus the adapter just goes between the ODU/OMT 
and the dish, similar to Mark’s photos.

 

 

From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Jon Langeler
Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2020 7:38 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com>
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] PTP Microwave antenna question

 

Was there a special adapter required for the 820c on the trango antenna?

Jon Langeler

Michwave Technologies, Inc.

 





On Mar 6, 2020, at 12:19 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com 
<mailto:af...@kwisp.com> > wrote:



We put 11 GHz 820C w/XPIC on existing Trango 3 ft dishes replacing single pol 
ApexPlus ODUs and everything went as expected.  I’d have to look up the details 
but I think it worked because Trango used Remec circular even with single pol 
except for 6 GHz.  We should have adjusted for best XPIC cancellation but 
instead we just made sure the ODUs were plumb.  But I think what we did was 
roughly the same as what you’re doing, so it should work.

 

We got a couple bad 820S radios last year, failed the RF loopback test, but it 
sounds like you have pretty thoroughly verified it’s not bad radios.

 

Were the Dragonwaves single or dual pol?

 

 

From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com> > On Behalf 
Of Mark Radabaugh
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 9:37 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> >
Subject: [AFMUG] PTP Microwave antenna question

 

 

We have installed a lot of Cambium 820C radios without much trouble.  Yes, the 
configuration takes some getting used to but we probably have 46 links working 
and installed, so it’s not like it’s our first rodeo configuring these things.

 

And then we tried something new - reusing a 4’  Andrew Dragonwave antenna in a 
XPIC configuration.   We purchased the Cambium adapter plate that clips onto 
the antenna radio mount and presents the 820C mount for the OMT.   Take off the 
dual Horizon radio OMT, add the 820C and the RF signal is shit - in the -80’s 
from the mid 40’s.   Reverse the process and put the Horizon’s back on and the 
signal is fine.

 

So we thought we had a bad 820C.   It’s happened before.  So we take two 
different sets of 820C’s and test them one at a time swapping them in for known 
good installed radios on working links.   The 820C’s are fine.   

 

Okay… we forgot to test the OMT's when we did that.   So we try the OMT’s in 
the shop - and they work fine.

 

At this point the only thing left is the antennas themselves and the adapter 
plate.   The adapter plate is nothing more than a hole in a aluminum bushing 
with a couple of small steps to match diameter between the OMT and the antenna 
waveguide.   Pretty hard to screw up.

 

We have a pair of Dragonwave antenna’s in the shop that we can mount all of 
this to and try here - and we can’t get a decent signal even 20’ apart.   I’m 
at a loss at this point.   The only part that doesn’t appear to work is the 
adapter plate - and there is nothing interesting about it.

 

How the heck can this not work:

 

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I can’t buy that the alignment of the antenna would need to be adjusted.   That 
makes no sense in my head.   Am I wrong in that assumption?

 

Mark

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