Ive done some browsing around the forums regarding power requirements… forgive me, but they all seem at most, ambiguous. My simple question is will a 12v 1.2amp DC adapter work with such… running at ~333mhz with an xr5 mpci (full power, possibly adding one extra card in future)
Plan on using the above for a ptp link 5.850Ghz, 13 miles – ~90% LOS with 32.5 dbis on each end. One other thing, the spec sheet for the xr5 supports 40mhz channel bandwidth spacing, im assuming this is another term for turbo mode, no ?
Thanks much for the response, appreciate it. Another thing… Im a bit chary of such a link though, in terms of speed and latency… Ill feel a bit more content with some real world scernarios, in other words im wondering if 5.8ghz can actually make the 13 mile link with a fair deal of bandwidth…
Transmitting: 5.8ghz turbo mode, power= 600mw Antenna: 32.5dbi 5(Degree) beamwith both hori. and vert.
Receiver = same
Height above sea level for location 1 = 20ft as for location 2 = ~60 ft with no obstructions in between (80% of link will be over water)
We’ve never had any luck running RB532A at 12V DC. I think the production run we received had underspec capacitors, so maybe yours will work better. We run at 18V in almost every case.
We also use old style wound transformers to power critical links, as switch-mode supplies tend to die at inconvenient times.
I think its waste of power and trouble… I’ll suggest these 600mW cards be used in Multipoint/Mesh setup. 13mile link is short distance.
I have 18 mile link rock solid with -67/-60 dBm. One side is RB112, 65mW R52 and 24dBi 5GHz Flat Panel. The other side is RB133c, 65mW R52 and 30dBi 5GHz Dish. Both are driven by 12v DC. With 32dBi and R52 on both side, you can do quite a lot. Plan carefully and get those antennas to see each other and you have a good link!
My experience is just the opposite. I always buy a switcher over a linear power supply. They can handle lightning and surges much better. My experience has been that linear supplies are the first to go in a storm. The only reason to use them is that they cost less. We have 120v AC here so that might make a difference.