Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids

2009-12-09 Thread Phil Curnutt
dnesday, December 09, 2009 9:24 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids > > Fooled me. > > Phil > > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:05 AM, ccrum wrote: > > > Looks like metal, but it is just plastic painted silver. A feed encased > > in metal

Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids

2009-12-09 Thread Robert West
Me too! -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Phil Curnutt Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:24 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids Fooled me. Phil On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:05 AM, ccrum wrote

Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids

2009-12-09 Thread Phil Curnutt
> >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > >> Behalf Of Scott Reed > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 5:16 PM > >> To: WISPA General List > >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids > >> > >> Not just the icing.

Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids

2009-12-09 Thread ccrum
the small metal deflector on the end. >> >> Bob- >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Scott Reed >> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 5:16 PM >> To: WISPA General Lis

Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids

2009-12-08 Thread Robert West
All of the 5.8's I put up are plastic on the end. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Phil Curnutt Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 6:26 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids The 5.8's ha

Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids

2009-12-08 Thread Phil Curnutt
ehalf Of Scott Reed > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 5:16 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids > > Not just the icing. > In the last month I have replaced 2 PW 5.8 grids (29db) with 2' dishes. > When the grids were installed we got signals of aroun

Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids

2009-12-08 Thread Robert West
end. Bob- -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Scott Reed Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 5:16 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids Not just the icing. In the last month I have replaced 2 PW 5.8 grids (29

Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids

2009-12-08 Thread Scott Reed
Message- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Josh Luthman > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 3:01 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids > > I should note my bad experience has always been with 5.8 grids,

Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids

2009-12-08 Thread Robert West
: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids I should note my bad experience has always been with 5.8 grids, too. Never 900 and we put up our first monster Pac 2.4 grid recently. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 "The secr

Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids

2009-12-08 Thread Josh Luthman
I should note my bad experience has always been with 5.8 grids, too. Never 900 and we put up our first monster Pac 2.4 grid recently. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." ---

Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids

2009-12-08 Thread jp
We've noticed 5.8 grids are far more affected by icing than 2.4 or 900. Ice buildup isn't different, just attenuation is. We stick to solid dishes or flat panels for 5.8. On Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 11:05:01AM -0500, Michael Baird wrote: > I've been testing a few 5.8 grids for some p2p applications

Re: [WISPA] 5.8 Grids

2009-12-08 Thread Josh Luthman
I'm not a big fan of grids - especially for ptp links. Ice is your enemy. I really like the ARC 5ghz 23dbi panels (they do 4.9 to 6ghz I think). Small, strong and have worked very well for me. I use the rb411 and have 3 or 4 ptp links up right now. Probably going to be putting up another one so

[WISPA] 5.8 Grids

2009-12-08 Thread Michael Baird
I've been testing a few 5.8 grids for some p2p applications we are developing. I had some Pac Wireless 26db's from old stock, I brought in some Poynting 31's for testing, the Poynting's actually do worse then then Pac Wireless which was rated 5 db less. I'm looking for other Grids I should be