Good question...We searched for a long time to find good 5.X wide band omnis. Some were horrid, and others were good, but there are not a lot of chocies.
The winner was Terrawave, distributed by Tessco. http://www.tessco.com/products/displayProductInfo.do?sku=321805&eventPage=3 They are nicely sized, available, and exceeded our expectations on every install. I highly recommend them. Again they have wideband models, 5.2-5.8G. We also ended up really liking our Radial/larson omni. It was rated for 5.3, and 9 or 10dbi, but it seemed to work well on the full wide band, and better than some of the other 12 dbi models we found. Its also worth noting that Proxim's 10dbi 5.8 omni has electrical downtilt of about 2 degrees. So dependend on where your target customers are located, (if on ground) its feasible it could perform as good as 12dbi alternative models. 12dbi antennas are known for going over clients heads, because narrow beamwidth, for nearfiled customers near the ground. I'm pretty sure Winncomm stocks them. I'd warn against using this one..... http://www.wifi-link.com/product.php?action=product&class1_id=1&class2_id=50&class3_id=349&product_id=813 We bought two 5.xGhz 12db models, and we got inconsistent performance. One had 6db lower signal, and the other had about 8 db lower signal, than our 8dbi Larson that we used in the same test environments. Basically, in the lab, we saw the results, but thought maybe it was indoor multipath, so went to test in the field. In the field, the CPEs could barely associate, until we replaced the antenna with the Larson. (Tests were roof top to roof top, on commercial tenant buildings 300 yards away.) I was concerned about the verticle beam being to narrow, so I tilted my mast, to point (perpendicular)directly to the other CPE, and results did not improve. I'm not sure if this was just a bad batch or what. It also concerned me that it was as tall as a typical 2.4G antenna. PS. wifi-link sells nice ethernet passthrus, inexpensively. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 3:00 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5 gig omni's? > If it works I would suggest sticking with it. My second choice for > antennas is HyperLink > > On 1/17/09, George Rogato <wi...@oregonfast.net> wrote: >> I need a few 5 gig omni's for use in small neighborhood. >> >> In the past I used the pac wireless 5 gig omni's rated at 12db. >> >> What else is there, I'd like to try something new. >> >> Thanks >> >> George >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -- > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. > --- Henry Spencer > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.8/1898 - Release Date: 1/16/2009 > 3:09 PM > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
