I know, I just like teasing ya ken ;) Truth be known, I have 2 omnis left on my network...should be gone in the next month tho :)
On Saturday, August 1, 2015, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > Yeah, yeah, yeah, but I’m not putting sectors at a legacy repeater site in > a tiny town with 6 subs which of course are in all different directions. > The site is currently 2.4 FSK and an omni with 7 degrees downtilt, but the > 2.4 interference has become too bad. > > I have been trying to use Rockets in U-NII-1 with the Ubiquiti 10 dBi > omni, but the range is really poor plus I’m tired of waiting for the SOON > firmware for the Beams. I also see home routers now coming preset to use > channels 36-48 by default (which makes sense), so U-NII-1 may not stay > quiet in town. > > > *From:* Sean Heskett <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af...@zirkel.us');> > *Sent:* Saturday, August 01, 2015 10:37 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Alpha wireless omni > > Friends don't let friends use omnis ;) > > > > On Saturday, August 1, 2015, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af...@kwisp.com');>> wrote: > >> Does anyone know if the KPP dual slant omni is an Alpha AW3089 or a >> knockoff? And has anyone used either of them? >> >> My experience with 5 GHz dual pol omnis has been disappointing, I'm >> wondering if these bigger, more expensive omnis deliver better performance. >> >> 11 dBi isn't much if you can lose 3-5 dB at certain azimuths, another few >> dB depending on frequency, and another 3 dB at zero elevation due to 4 >> degrees electrical downtilt with an 8 degree beamwidth. >> >> For $600+ and 6 inches diameter, I'd expect it to wash and wax my car. >> >>
