Hello Bon and all,
See below for my replies.
-Ben
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At 8:56 AM -0400 5/11/02, Bon sy wrote:
>1. How does a direction antenna compared to a wide angle antenna in terms
>of its "boardcasting" range, assuming all things (such as geography,
>landscape) equal?
I recommend you check out Superpass.com since with each antenna, they
show you the pattern of the signal. Generally, directional are used
for point to point links or highly focused areas of coverage. And
wide angle, to cover as much as possible.
>2. Pricewise, how much different should one expect between the two?
Take a look at Superpass.com again. Also, you might want to take a
look at dbiplus.com. I have antennas from both, and consider them
both very good.
>3. How do we calculate the (distance) range given dbi?
It all depends on the transmitting and receiving devices and your
surroundings. You can go miles with 2 directional antennas. (The 1st
URL below is what sparked my interest. The 2nd, is a follow-up.)
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20010628.html
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20010712.html
>4. How does one normally solve the problem of getting the power to an
>outdoor antenna?
Power over Ethernet. Check out Terry's how-to.
http://www.nycwireless.net/poe/index.html
>5. Anyone has looked into brand name antenna such as Orinoco? How does the
>price compared to that discussed often in this list? And quality such as
>durability to the weather condition (better yet, specification about its
>endurance to weather).
If you want to pay extra for a brand name, go ahead. Otherwise, check
out Superpass and Poynting (dpiplus.com) antennas.
>Thank you in advance for anyone sharing their comments and views on these
>questions.
>
>Bon Sy
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