I'm not sure if that all jives. The energy has to go somewhere...if
it's not coming out the front it ought to be coming out the sides or
rear. I.E. if it's not emitting outside the intended area, wouldn't the
gain by higher rather than lower?
------ Original Message ------
From: "Mike Hammett" <af...@ics-il.net>
To: af@afmug.com
Sent: 8/16/2016 9:11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ePMP 2000 and RF Elements
"Could", but likely not. From what I've heard from RF Elements and
those that have deployed them, the gain numbers can't really be
compared straight with the antennas we're used to. For one, it's a
consistent value across the band and across the intended radiation
pattern. There are no major nulls where your 18 dB antenna is really
only doing 10 anyway. It also has almost no emissions outside of the
intended area. That means you have a significantly lower amount of
noise heard from outside the intended area. *May* not have as much
signal, but the noise should be more than the difference less.
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
Midwest Internet Exchange
The Brothers WISP
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From: "Matt" <matt.mailingli...@gmail.com>
To: af@afmug.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2016 8:07:19 AM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ePMP 2000 and RF Elements
> Any reason you couldn't use an RF Elements horn with an ePMP 2000
(and it's smart antenna)? I assume not, but figured I'd ask.
There 90 degree horn appears to only have 10 db gain which could be
limiting.
