I have one of the KP's on a 3.6 450 AP at 160 feet. One SM of six is at
5.4 miles with a -77 and getting 4X. That as far as I'm willing to push
it. Probably the one and only we'll ever do now that we have Lite APs.
On 8/1/2015 10:57 AM, Ken Hohhof 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 <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Saturday, August 01, 2015 10:37 AM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Alpha wireless omni
Friends don't let friends use omnis ;)
On Saturday, August 1, 2015, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]
<mailto:[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.
