Then again there is that part about a 120* sector and the thinking that each cpe is in fact acting like a ptp system, since the ap only talks to one cpe at a time.
Just to throw another log on the fire. The 120* part comes from what I understood from someone talking about this type of discussion from the FCC. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Matt Jenkins <m...@smarterbroadband.net> Reply-To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:39:24 -0800 >They are perfectly legal until you connect up that second CPE then they >are operating in a PTMP fashion and you (the operator) are violating FCC >rules. > >Gino Villarini wrote: >> Yeap! how they are selling the units as APs with the sectors ...hmmm >> >> Gino A. Villarini >> g...@aeronetpr.com >> Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. >> 787.273.4143 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Matt Jenkins >> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 2:05 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti PTMP Antenna Selection >> >> According to Ubiquiti themselves and the FCC: >> >> This equipment is required to be professionally installed >> >> The device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below >> and having a maximum gain of 30dBi. Antennas not included in this list >> or having a gain greater than 30dBi are strictly prohibited for use with >> >> this device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms >> >> 2x2 Point-To-Point Use >> >> Ubiquiti RD-5G-30 >> >> Ubiquiti RP-5G-24 >> >> Ubiquiti AMS-5G-20 >> >> 1x1 Point-To-Point Use >> >> Ubiquiti AG-5G-30 >> >> 2x2 Point-To-MultiPoint Use >> >> Ubiquiti O-5G-7 >> >> Operation is restricted to Point-To-Point use for antenass other than >> the Ubiquiti O-5G-7 listed above. >> >> >> That means the only legal antenna is a 7db omni for PTMP use. >> >> Scott Piehn wrote: >>> Looking for input on which antennas to use >>> Was mentioned briefly on one of the lists that using a 16-120 instead >> of a 19-120 would give better coverage, We have 7 or so 19-120's >> deployed and they just seem to be very "particular". seems about 60 >> degree wide, and 2 mile out sweet spot. >>> Looking based on >>> covering out to 5 miles max (think that is the current limit of NS5M) >>> tower is 200 - 250 on a hill. could be up to 350' above people >>> or tower (antenna) is 100' above people >>> 360 degree around tower >>> >>> >>> Apologies if this is the wrong list, can't keep them straight with >> what is allowed on which. >>> --------------------------------------------- >>> Scott Piehn >>> >>> >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> -------- >>> 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/ >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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/ > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at avolve.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/