Ah, that makes sense, we have a few sites where I wouldn't mind replacung
omnis with a 180 degree sector...
The Arc wireless adjustable sectors seem to have a pretty wide pattern...
they might be worth looking at. In mu experience they leak a lot out the
backside, but that might not matter in this case.
On Feb 17, 2015 6:50 PM, "Bill Prince" <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This site is not ABAB. It's not even AB. It is merely A. One sector;
> 120° wide, with about 15 subs. About as low as you can go. The problem is
> that most of the subs are near the outer edges of a 120° sector. Dividing
> it into 2 sectors would be an option if we had (or expected) more subs, but
> this one I don't think that will happen. I'm not inclined to burn a Canopy
> AP (or two even) on 7 or 8 subs each.
>
>
> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>
> On 2/17/2015 12:13 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
>
> I think asking for 3 dB down at 120 degrees in dual pol with matching
> patterns, good F/B and good sidelobes is not going to happen. I’d plan on
> ABAB and look for a 90 degree sector.
>
> Hmmmm, the published patterns for the KPP “Gen III” are kind of ugly,
> aren’t they? Plus the HPOL and VPOL azimuth patterns don’t match very well.
>
> *From:* Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2015 2:05 PM
> *To:* af <af@afmug.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG]Decent "true" DP 120° sector in 5 GHz
>
> I thought the KP sectors were suppose to be -3db at 120... I think
> almost everything is rated at -6db now.
>
> On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 1:26 PM, Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The new 120 is the old 90....search for something advertised as wider
>> than 120 I guess?
>>
>> What I'm looking for is a 120° sector that drops off no more than 3db
>> at the edges. The 6 db bull that seems to be common these days is not
>> what I'm looking for.
>>
>> Also want good F/B ratio, good cross-pol performance, and tiny side
>> lobes. In perfect world, it would drop off 30db at 121°.
>>
>> I want a pony too.
>>
>> bp
>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>
>> On 2/17/2015 10:50 AM, Josh Luthman wrote:
>>
>> Good drop off is a good thing IMO.
>>
>> If you want less drop off probably go with an original Airmax sector.
>> Those things bleed for days and the f/b isn't very good. We installed
>> half a dozen people 180* off one of them.
>>
>>
>> Josh Luthman
>> Office: 937-552-2340
>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>> 1100 Wayne St
>> Suite 1337
>> Troy, OH 45373
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 1:45 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> No one?
>>>
>>> bp
>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>>
>>> On 2/17/2015 9:55 AM, Bill Prince wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone found a decent TRUE 120° dual-polarity sector in 5 GHz?
>>>> We're using a KP on one of our POPs and the drop-off at the edge of
>>>> the 120° is just too much for our taste.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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