Mon Dec 05, 2022 8:52 pm
My rule of thumb for reliable, rain-fade-proof links to customers, is to keep the distance to 100-150m below what MikroTik says the radios can do.
I have had success installing MikroTik 60GHz gear up to 800m (wAP 60 to LHG 60's), but usually try to keep it to 700m or less, and 450m or less for Cube 60's to wAP 60's.
Cube60-Cube60 (802.11ad version) will work up to 800m. (At 800-1200m range I use Ubiquiti Gigabeam Plus, Gigabeam LR, or AF60.). For radios with only the lower four channels, 58320 and 68400 better than the other two channels at those distances.
With the 802.11ay model that you have, you have to use frequency 66960 to even hope to get 2+km. Personally I'd limit it to about 1.5km due to rain fade.
For Cube alignment (both models), I place my phone against a smooth edge in front (ay) or back (ad) and adjust it so that the camera (which is zoomed in to 10x or so) is centered on the remote end, and lock down the mounts. Theoretically you should also be able to use any of the corners as a sight line.