820C on solar site with second core disabled

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Wondering if it’s possible to install an 820C 2+0 XPIC link at a solar site but then disable the 2nd core (one of the polarizations) until it’s needed in the future (to delay a power upgrade) ?

If so, does anyone know approx what a 820C on 11Ghz with 1 core only draws in the real world?

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Yes you can. But I suggest that you go with the newer model which is 850C. Same idea, you can configure 1+0. The power draw is 63W with 1+0 configuration. All information available from the datasheet at cambium website.

Thanks

3

Can you mix and match 820S and 820C i.e. 820S on one side of the link, 820C on the other?

4

On the 820C, datasheet advises 2+0 is 65W. If I disable the second core, what does power consumption drop to?

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1+0 820C power consumption at 11GHz is 53W. 820C doesn’t work 820S.

Thanks