With DFS, omni’s are great at reduced distance shots in high-density, high-vegetation environments.
Rory From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sean Heskett Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2015 9:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Alpha wireless omni 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 <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> 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','[email protected]');> Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 10:37 AM To: [email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Alpha wireless omni Friends don't let friends use omnis ;) On Saturday, August 1, 2015, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> 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.
