Ken, I was told there will be a lite AP coming by end of March...
Kurt Fankhauser Wavelinc Communications P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 http://www.wavelinc.com tel. 419-562-6405 fax. 419-617-0110 On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 7:54 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > What if there was a Lite AP? > > *From:* Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2015 6:50 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Decent "true" DP 120° sector in 5 GHz > > 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > >