That's not true at all, in fact you will likely have more uniform coverage for 256QAM sites - especially for those customers closer to the tower. Ideally you'd be using the 30-60deg horns to keep per AP density as low as reasonably possible, but for the suburbs / subdivisions these are great.
On Aug 16, 2016 8:42 AM, "Stefan Englhardt" <s...@genias.net> wrote: > These Horns does not have a „sector pattern“. So they are useless for > normal towers where you want 360 degree coverage in the first place. But > they are great as additional sectors for segments where there are more > users. They have the best FB/Ratio you can get. > > > > *Von:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *Im Auftrag von *Adam Moffett > *Gesendet:* Dienstag, 16. August 2016 15:31 > *An:* af@afmug.com > *Betreff:* Re: [AFMUG] ePMP 2000 and RF Elements > > > > I've never looked closely. Yeah I guess if you get the same pattern in > the elevation as you do in the azimuth then that would explain it. > > > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > > From: "Mike Hammett" <af...@ics-il.net> > > To: af@afmug.com > > Sent: 8/16/2016 9:25:33 AM > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ePMP 2000 and RF Elements > > > > Most sectors spew shit all over the place. It's also called a symmetric > sector for a reason. The V beamwidth matches the H beamwidth. > > Surely this isn't the first time you've seen these. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com, af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Tuesday, August 16, 2016 8:21:00 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] ePMP 2000 and RF Elements > > I'm not sure if that all jives. The energy has to go somewhere...if it's > not coming out the front it ought to be coming out the sides or rear. I.E. > if it's not emitting outside the intended area, wouldn't the gain by higher > rather than lower? > > > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > > From: "Mike Hammett" <af...@ics-il.net> > > To: af@afmug.com > > Sent: 8/16/2016 9:11:19 AM > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ePMP 2000 and RF Elements > > > > "Could", but likely not. From what I've heard from RF Elements and those > that have deployed them, the gain numbers can't really be compared straight > with the antennas we're used to. For one, it's a consistent value across > the band and across the intended radiation pattern. There are no major > nulls where your 18 dB antenna is really only doing 10 anyway. It also has > almost no emissions outside of the intended area. That means you have a > significantly lower amount of noise heard from outside the intended area. > *May* not have as much signal, but the noise should be more than the > difference less. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Matt" <matt.mailingli...@gmail.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Tuesday, August 16, 2016 8:07:19 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] ePMP 2000 and RF Elements > > > Any reason you couldn't use an RF Elements horn with an ePMP 2000 (and > it's smart antenna)? I assume not, but figured I'd ask. > > There 90 degree horn appears to only have 10 db gain which could be > limiting. > > > > > >
