Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget

2024-12-05 Thread Ken Hohhof
y, December 3, 2024 11:33 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group mailto:af@af.afmug.com> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget Sounds like error in specs. You know there is a difference. From: castarritt Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 8:45 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwav

Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget

2024-12-05 Thread Adam Moffett
tics light budget Sounds like error in specs. You know there is a difference. From: castarritt Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 8:45 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget If you read the datasheets, they say a "guaranteed optical link budget" of 10d

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2024-12-04 Thread Adam Moffett
Yeah, I wondered the same thing. From: AF on behalf of Ken Hohhof Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 1:48 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget Pay extra for testing, or do your own testing? The differen

Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget

2024-12-04 Thread Josh Luthman
> *From:* AF *On Behalf Of *Adam Moffett > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 4, 2024 12:36 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget > > > > Yeah, I get that the distance marking is not real, and that's why I was > looking at the

Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget

2024-12-04 Thread Ken Hohhof
: [AFMUG] Optics light budget Yeah, I get that the distance marking is not real, and that's why I was looking at the light budget. Initially, I was looking because I have 20km transceivers on hand and a path that's something like 27km. I was trying to determine if it was even worth trying

Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget

2024-12-04 Thread Adam Moffett
ntly yes, it is. From: AF on behalf of Trey Scarborough Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 12:27 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget The 20k 40k 80k definition on these is marketing fluff. you have to look at the actual spe

Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget

2024-12-04 Thread Trey Scarborough
The 20k 40k 80k definition on these is marketing fluff. you have to look at the actual specifications and calculate it to your network. There is a difference in quality though. The shorter distance lower priced ones you will usually find they will be on the low end of the range. Also the minimu

Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget

2024-12-03 Thread Adam Moffett
. I guess I'll ask the source. -Adam From: AF on behalf of ch...@go-mtc.com Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 11:33 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget Sounds like error in specs. You know there is a difference. F

Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget

2024-12-03 Thread chuck
Sounds like error in specs. You know there is a difference. From: castarritt Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 8:45 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget If you read the datasheets, they say a "guaranteed optical link budget" of 10dB fo

Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget

2024-12-03 Thread castarritt
Moffett > *Sent:* Monday, December 2, 2024 11:44 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget > > > > That's definitely true, but that affects how the light budget is consumed > not how much I start with. They give me the

Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget

2024-12-03 Thread Ken Hohhof
Maybe shoot a question to FS, they seem pretty responsive. From: AF On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Monday, December 2, 2024 11:44 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget That's definitely true, but that affects how the light budget is con

Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget

2024-12-02 Thread Adam Moffett
ember 2, 2024 10:04 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget Different frequency light has different loss per km. Jim Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S22+ 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone Original message From: Adam Moffett Date: 12/2/2

Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget

2024-12-02 Thread TJ Trout
t; > > > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S22+ 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone > > > > Original message > From: Adam Moffett > Date: 12/2/24 9:02 PM (GMT-06:00) > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: [AFMUG] Optics light budget > > Help

[AFMUG] Optics light budget

2024-12-02 Thread Adam Moffett
Help me understand this: 20km transceiver (SFP+ CWDM) https://www.fs.com/products/38707.html?now_cid=65 Max Tx power +6dBm. Rx sensitivity -14.4dBm. So a power budget of 20.4dB 40km transceiver (SFP+ CWDM https://www.fs.com/products/15385.html?now_cid=65 Max Tx power +5dBm. Rx sensitivity -15d

Re: [AFMUG] Optics light budget

2024-12-02 Thread Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
Different frequency light has different loss per km. Jim Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S22+ 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone Original message From: Adam Moffett Date: 12/2/24 9:02 PM (GMT-06:00) To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: [AFMUG] Optics light budget Hel