Tom, Are you the one behind http://www.tomshardware.com? I elect you Grand Poobah of wireless hardware - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Poobah :)
All kidding aside, I find your post to be most descriptive and informative. I most truly appreciate it! -RickG On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Tom DeReggi <wirelessn...@rapiddsl.net> wrote: > 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/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
