[AFMUG] Radome missing from parabolic

2021-05-20 Thread Eric Muehleisen
Missing a radome from one of our 2ft 5ghz dualpol parabolics. Would you be concerned with it missing? I feel like it might not be an issue short-term, but would be an issue long-term. Thoughts? -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] Radome missing from parabolic

2021-05-20 Thread Adam Moffett
Radome reduces wind load and prevents ice buildup on feedhorn. I don't like a dish on a tower without a radome, but yeah short term it won't hurt. On 5/20/2021 10:11 AM, Eric Muehleisen wrote: Missing a radome from one of our 2ft 5ghz dualpol parabolics. Would you be concerned with it missing

Re: [AFMUG] Radome missing from parabolic

2021-05-20 Thread Bill Prince
As a bonus, you will get a fraction of a db better RSSI while it's off. bp On 5/20/2021 7:27 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: Radome reduces wind load and prevents ice buildup on feedhorn. I don't like a dish on a tower without a radome,

Re: [AFMUG] Radome missing from parabolic

2021-05-20 Thread Josh Luthman
+1 wind load, ice Josh Luthman 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 10:28 AM Adam Moffett wrote: > Radome reduces wind load and prevents ice buildup on feedhorn. > > I don't like a dish on a tower without a radome, bu

[AFMUG] Useful OSPF analysis tool - Topolograph

2021-05-20 Thread Brough Turner
https://topolograph.com/ https://github.com/Vadims06/topolograph We have several relatively large OSPF networks (185 routers, 158 routers & 74 routers). Just one example of where Topolograph has been useful: Over time, we've had too many people make too many temporary fixes that either wer

Re: [AFMUG] Radome missing from parabolic

2021-05-20 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
If it has a nice dielectric lens feed that is well sealed it is not much of a problem. Some radomes have absorbing foam that suppress sidelobes. Probably not a major issue. You could have snow and ice buildup on the feed that could be a problem. Sent from my iPhone > On May 20, 2021, at 8:1

Re: [AFMUG] Radome missing from parabolic

2021-05-20 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
If done right with the plastic in the magnetic peak of the near field you can almost totally erase the radome loss. Sent from my iPhone > On May 20, 2021, at 8:31 AM, Bill Prince wrote: > >  > As a bonus, you will get a fraction of a db better RSSI while it's off. > > > > bp > > On 5/20/2