[HamWAN PSDR] 10 GHz Point to Point Equipment

[Randy Neals]

Hi All,

I spotted some interesting 10 GHz commercial Point-to-Point equipment that
might work on our 3cm ham band. http://www.mimosa.co/products/b11

The radio spec say is physically supports 10.0-11.7 but the FCC version
available in the US is locked to 10.7-11.7 GHz. The radio is TDMA-FD so
presumably no diplexers or band filters like classic duplex uWave gear to
get in the way of operating lower in the band.

The company is in Santa Clara..it might be possible to convince them to
support a version that works on our 3cm ham band, 10.0-10.5 GHz.  Countries
in ITU Region 1 and 3 allocate 10.0-10.45 to Fixed service, so this may be
as easy as buying the version with International software.
It's a bit pricey, but could be good for backbone links, leaving 5 GHz for
access nodes.

As I was researching this, I realized that Mimosa was the company that
petitioned the FCC to reallocate the 10GHz ham band. Using their equipment
on our 3cm band, and then showing how we're actually using the 3cm band
might be fun! :-)

Radio
MIMO & Modulation 4x4:4 MIMO OFDM up to 256QAM
Bandwidth Single or Dual 20/40/80 MHz channels
Frequency Range 10000-11700 MHz restricted by country of operation
Max Output Power 24 dBm
Sensitivity ( MCS 0 ) -87 dBm @ 80 MHz
-90 dBm @ 40 MHz
-93 dBm @ 20 MHz

I do microwave contesting on 10 GHz. It's a great band.

Regards,
Randy
W3RWN / VE3RWN
randy at neals.ca
Seattle, WA
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