$600.00 and 6 inch diameter? Yikes. Oh wait ..its an omni antenna... I am waiting to here on some testing on Chucks 5 GHz one. Once I get it back I can test on a site we took over with an existing omni. Current one range is 2 miles On Aug 1, 2015 10:28 AM, "Sean Heskett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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]> 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 >> *Sent:* Saturday, August 01, 2015 10:37 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Alpha wireless omni >> >> Friends don't let friends use omnis ;) >> >> >> >> On Saturday, August 1, 2015, Ken Hohhof <[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. >>> >>>
