Upgrade to the latest firmware, the target is exactly what it's supposed to be. Within 2db you're probably okay, but it does a damn good job of knowing what it's supposed to be in my experience. I always give the guys 2-3 hours for 60ghz links, and we've had pretty good luck getting them done in that time - for a link like that I would probably plan on having two windows reserved. First day, get the link hung and linked with a scope, and then fine tuning. If you can't get it perfect that day, use your reserve day and don't let the guys get frustrated. It's not easy.
The fine alignment hardware on that radio is sort of a pain in the ass, and easy to strip. Make sure they pay careful attention to not stress it out, and it really doesn't like a heavy downtilt - we ruined a couple of them this way. You absolutely need 1 person per side doing 60ghz, unless you want to climb 200 times at 3 miles - that is probably what it's going to take the guys on the tower taking turns moving. -Joe On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM Nate Burke <[email protected]> wrote: > So you want someone on each end of the link for alignment? > > On 5/28/2025 4:35 PM, Dev wrote: > > It=E2=80=99s WAY better, we were able to get it to associate with a = > > rough aim at 7 miles, and only one tower crew, which kind of amazed me. = > > We then could bounce back and forth and fine tune both ends, I think = > > we=E2=80=99re in mid 50s now after a few fine tunes. We=E2=80=99re going > = > > to put some 11GHz, but that takes awhile to coordinate. I think maybe = > > they use the 5GHz failover to get close enough to start alignment. > > > >> On May 28, 2025, at 2:20=E2=80=AFPM, Nate Burke <[email protected]> = > > wrote: > >> =20 > >> We haven't used the UBNT 60ghz since the original AF60 between 2 = > > rooftops going across a street. We found it almost impossible to align, > = > > but that was back in the day of the single U-Bolt alignment. I'm = > > looking at doing a temporary (1 month) 3 mile link from a tower to a = > > building with the AF60XR. Is it going to be hard to align the tower end > = > > without 100 climbs? It looks like the alignment bracket is better now, = > > allowing for fine adjustments. With the AF24, we can strap the WB = > > Telescope on the front and align them right in with no question. I'm = > > guessing there's no flat surface to mount a scope on the AF60. > >> =20 > >> =20 > >> --=20 > >> AF mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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