Antennas

Flytec has the RF Elements 2Ghz sector antennas for around $70

http://www.flyteccomputers.com/details.cfm?wid=3757&wb=SECM290&wre=1&gclid=CjwKEAjwovytBRCdxtyKqfL5nUISJACaugG1L6dPuChYloz-o-RsDp3bdLnequBxpBPx0vNAJf6jxBoC8Srw_wcB

90degree or 120degree available.

They also have 5Ghz ones.

Any suggestions on where to obtain the wind loading values for the various  Ubiquiti antenna systems currently used for AREDN?

73 Martin Flynn

W2RWJ

I have several of these dishes.

Inside the antenna is a up converter and a printed di-pole antenna, here is the printed antenna.

I've removed the up converter and as my 2.4 GHz experience is just starting i have questions.

For a couple Rocket M5's going on a very exposed tower high up in the elements and very hard to access for repairs.

1. Original plans, total $160

• Ubiquiti AM‑5G20‑90 20dbi $140
• RF Elements RockShield $20 (for the Rocket M5)

2.Total $233

Another good deal on the RF Elements "RockShield" for the Ubiquiti Rocket line.

http://www.balticnetworks.com/rf-elements-rockshieldtm.html?gclid=CjwKEAjwovytBRCdxtyKqfL5nUISJACaugG1ebBLgxr3W4g3zavp1wmypNcc95t-maI-P-Ce4a6k0RoCw_jw_wcB

$18.90USD

Does anyone have a design for a home-brew compact 5.6 to 5.8GHz collinear antenna that they could share. I have seen the one on the internet for the Home-brew Compact 6dBi Collinear Antenna 2.4GHz. Just looking for something similar.

Steve KF7WGL

Moved this antenna out of the attic to the outside of my QTH.  Should get me better propagation and range.

Rather relatively new ham here.  My current QTH antenna is a 2M copper slimjim mounting on my chimney with a corner-mounting system like this:

SecurAlign NSMReflector.

https://www.streakwave.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=NSMReflector&eq=&Tp=&o1=0

If it seems to good to be true ..........

If anyone has experimented with these and has formed an opinion, good, bad or indifferent, please share.