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Me
too... aBOs with 9/13/18 Maxrad talking to a aPPO with 16db PacWireless
sectors... 'cept I am not haveing the 'need to cycle power' problems. My only
problems have been with the noisy neighbors... (overamped
omni)
Dave
I guess its worth
mentioning then, that i am running airbridges at all CPE, utilizing maxrad
13db flat panel antennas. other than the persistent smartBridges "need
to cycle power all too frequently" issues, i am having good luck with this
setup.
Ian
Dave Covert wrote:
Remember, db is db is db... Maybe this will help you get a feel for
how well a pair of antennas would work. From an individual CPE's point of
view, all of these scenarios would yield the same signal delivered to each
unit's receiver:
AP <-> CPE
9db omni <-> 13db panel
13db panel <-> 9db omni
13db omni <-> 9db omni
9db panel <-> 13db panel
Dave
Up to this point I have been running off of
one tower with 3 sectors. I am looking at putting an addtional AP up
about 6 miles from this tower to penetrate into a community of homes that
will otherwise be difficult to cover due to the number of obstructions not
to mention their elevation on the map leaves a little to be desired.
It will also enable me to install a less expensive CPE at the customer
site if I can bring the AP closer to the customer making the service a bit
of an easier sell.
I want to utilize an omni antenna in this
area. I have not yet decided what to backhaul with yet but I
am considering an APPO to the new XO2 at the remote. I can use
one radio on the XO2 for the backhaul on one channel and the other radio
for the access to the customers. I am not a big fan of repeaters
unless absolutley necessary. It seems that most complaints on this
site have the word "repeater" in the paragraph so I will try and stay away
from it.
My question is to anyone currently working with onmi antennes on an AP.
What ranges can I expect for the various dB omni antennas? 9dB seems
small to me, 12dB is maybe the ticket, 15db - way overkill? I do not
want the pattern to get too large to cause problems with my main
tower. I am looking at trying to get out no more than 3 miles for
the AP. The AP and omni will be mounted on a 40'-50' existing
tower. Also has anyone had better results with one manufacturer over
the other with the same dB antenna?
Any suggestions are greatly
appreciated. I will be doing more and more of this so I would like
to get it right the first time based on others experiences in already
doing it.
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