I don't think slant is any better at obstruction penetration. It does get you some noise rejection from everything else out there.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On May 25, 2015 9:10 AM, "Chuck Hogg" <[email protected]> wrote: > Part of the problem is that ePMP 2.4GHz is dual slant on the suggested > AP's antenna. It is not dual slant on this antenna. > > Regards, > Chuck > > On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 5:24 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Maybe I can sell my used Trango shield kits after all. The ones with >> the blue RF absorbers on each side that look like seat cushions and the >> metal over the back. Amazingly after 10 years on a tower they look like >> new. >> >> I would think the key to just using metal shields is to make sure they >> act as shields and not as parasitic antenna elements or knife edge >> refractors. >> >> That conductive spray that Cambium uses inside their CLIP would probably >> work inside an enclosure, I assume it won’t hold up to weather and sun if >> applied to the outer surface. Unless maybe you painted over it. >> >> >> *From:* Glen Waldrop <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Sunday, May 24, 2015 3:53 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ePMP use with >> Itelite-sector-xl-2.45dualband-2xdual >> >> I have the 2.4GHz sector with the radio enclosure. I was planning on >> shielding the back, problem is getting to the enclosure after shielding it. >> I haven’t quite come up with a proper work around for that yet. >> >> I’ll probably just build my shield for it and then keep a few spares on >> the ground like I should have anyway. >> >> >> >> *From:* Chuck McCown <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Sunday, May 24, 2015 12:59 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ePMP use with >> Itelite-sector-xl-2.45dualband-2xdual >> >> I would like to try. >> >> *From:* Josh Luthman <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Sunday, May 24, 2015 11:08 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ePMP use with >> Itelite-sector-xl-2.45dualband-2xdual >> >> >> I have one sitting in the office, not sure when I can send it out. Would >> you be able to make a part that fixes the FB? >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> On May 24, 2015 12:17 PM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Well if you are going to throw them off a tower, throw one my way. I >>> would like to take it apart and see what the problem is. Perhaps I can >>> suggest a fix. >>> >>> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Josh Luthman >>> *Sent:* Saturday, May 23, 2015 11:27 PM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ePMP use with >>> Itelite-sector-xl-2.45dualband-2xdual >>> >>> >>> >>> Throw it off the tower and put something else in its place? >>> >>> >>> >>> Short of building a big metal wall (which may not work, just guessing) >>> I'm not sure what you could do. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 11:11 PM, Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Is there a way to further shield the back to make it acceptable ? >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Chuck Hogg >>> *Sent:* Saturday, May 23, 2015 8:24 PM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ePMP use with >>> Itelite-sector-xl-2.45dualband-2xdual >>> >>> >>> >>> We're abandoning the use of these in sites. 2.4 in V/H is the first >>> problem. F/B as JL suggested. The antenna itself is not at the higher >>> level of desirability, but in a pinch where you might need to retain space >>> and such it might work out ok. I wouldn't put it in my WISP anymore though. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Chuck >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 7:57 PM, Mathew Howard <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> It helps to use the version with the built in enclosure... it gets you >>> an extra layer of metal on the back that kind of works as shielding. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 5:11 PM, Glen Waldrop <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I have some ITElite 2.4GHz sectors, still on the ground due to the poor >>> F/B ratio. >>> >>> Gain is really good in testing though. I'm going to put something else >>> up to shield the back. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >>> *From:* Josh Luthman <[email protected]> >>> >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> >>> *Sent:* Saturday, May 23, 2015 4:35 PM >>> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ePMP use with >>> Itelite-sector-xl-2.45dualband-2xdual >>> >>> >>> >>> The F/B ratio is shit. Complete shit. Garbage. Just awful. I've got >>> several sites where the 180* actually has more gain than front facing (ie I >>> hear east better than west while being a mile or two west of the tower). >>> >>> >>> >>> The hardware is a joke, but workable. >>> >>> >>> >>> Forward 5 GHz gain seems about right. 2 GHz gain may be lacking, though >>> I suspect it isn't. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 5:21 PM, Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> We are curious to see how this antenna compares in a 4 sector >>> arrangement with the Cambium ePMP APs, GPS synced? >>> >>> >>> http://www.itelite.net/en/Katalog/Multi-Band-Antennas//SECTOR-XL-245dual-band2xdual-HV.html >>> <http://www.itelite.net/en/Katalog/Multi-Band-Antennas/SECTOR-XL-245dual-band2xdual-HV.html> >>> >>> >>> >>> Has anybody used enough of these to have any real world feedback? >>> >>> >>> >>> Paul >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Paul McCall, Pres. >>> >>> PDMNet / Florida Broadband >>> >>> 658 Old Dixie Highway >>> >>> Vero Beach, FL 32962 >>> >>> 772-564-6800 office >>> >>> 772-473-0352 cell >>> >>> www.pdmnet.com >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >
