Re: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas
Tom DeReggi wrote: Have you confirmed wether the Andrews 3 ft dishes really deliver the 2 db extra gain (34 db)? We have. -Matt -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas
Dustin, It's disturbing that you take offense when someone makes a profit for building a better product You have misunderstood. No offense was taken. My point was that just because it has a higher price tag does not make it a better antenna. Many people assume a name brand means better, which rarely is the case, it just means they spend more money on marketing. Also, I just questioned, what value should be given to a product of a higher price. If I pay twice the price, do I get twice the benefit from the product? In andrews case, a better mount does not add value for me, as the competitor mount is already good enough. Travis, Posted an interesting point about the Drum design antenna, that added a much ,arger value for him, getting rid of truck rolls to the top of the mountain every time it snows daily. I'd pay an extra $300 for that benefit any day of the week. I don't mind paying more for value. I just expect to understand clearly what that value is, and I need that value to be proven. There may be many on this list including myself, that may not totally understand all the factors to consider in an antenna. With Dual Pol 900 Tilteks, I learned the value, and have no hesitance to pay the price. We've discussed many reasons, why one antenna could be better than another, however, not all the antennas we have discussed as a overly priced antenna possessesthose higher quality traits. I've considered using Andrews, because the extra, 2 db gain, but I wanted to know that was infact the case. Manufacturers often do exadurate their spec sheets. You never know. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: dustin jurman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 1:02 PM Subject: RE: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas So if I read this correctly, I guess you drive a VW bug. (I hope that got a big laugh after your rant) I think the point was made in an earlier email that quality and performance go hand in hand but don't take my word on it, This is an excellent project for Charles to do in the next WINOG that I plan to attend. While pure gain is a small part of the equation, how clean the frequency is received is another, What about Front to back ratio's? I have two Spectra radio's collocated on the same tower on the same freq at the same height on some 3 foot dishes. (Ok they are 20 feet apart! But horizontal not vertical). But Spectra/Moto300's are super sensitive so they hear a lot more than the standard 802.11a radio. You really can see dish quality with the Orthogon/moto radio's because they give you so much information on how the signal is received over a generic RSSI or DBM level. Charles are you listening? A lot of value can be taken from this rant. Lastly since you are really broaching a few different subjects, if you want to talk about value of your services and time we should start another thread. It's disturbing that you take offense when someone makes a profit for building a better product. At a time when ISP's should be going wireless or deploying their own network why do you want to compete with the LEC? Tom, I'll buy you a beer at ISPCON - I love productive threads. Dustin Jurman President Rapid Systems Corporation 1211 N. Westshore Blvd Tampa, FL 33607 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom DeReggi Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 7:13 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas Dustin, Your point is well taken, and I agree not all complete packages are created equal. However, 2 points 1) I never had a Pac Wireless dish move on me yet. So there is nothing wrong with being cheaper and cheesier, if its good enough for the job. 2) Product is cheap to manufacturer in quantity. man hours (labor)on the other hand isn't, expecially mine. No matter how much volume I do, my labor doesn;t get cheaper, I'd argue that my labor rate goes up the more work I have, because its in finite supply, unlike product that has an infinite supply. My point is, my job is to put money in my pocket, or pass the savings on to my subscribers, not to put money in the pocket of a manufacturer that over engineers. Its like the restaurants that attract people by givingthem these huge platefulls of food, that rarely can ever be eaten in full, and half of goes in the trash can. I'd rather save a dollar, than pay for waste. We need cost effective alternatives for product. The most cost effective vendors will sell more product. Its the nature of the world we live in. There's no room for fat, in todays competitive world. However, with that said, I am one to pay for quality, when there is in fact additional value delivered worth paying for, apposed to the fabrocation that quality is added based on name brand recognition. For example, my
Re: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas
Tom DeReggi wrote: There may be many on this list including myself, that may not totally understand all the factors to consider in an antenna. With Dual Pol 900 Tilteks, I learned the value, and have no hesitance to pay the price. What was the value? -Matt -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas
Next time someone goes up I'll have them take some pictures. Dustin Jurman President Rapid Systems Corporation 1211 N. Westshore Blvd Tampa, FL 33607 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Wu Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 2:11 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas it has the Chester cheese doodle mount Lol...would you mind posting a pic of what such a mount looks like? -Charles --- WiNOG Austin, TX March 13-15, 2006 http://www.winog.com -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas
I actually got clarification on the Pacwireless solutions yesterday. 2 ft feeds do not work for 3 ft dishes, different lengths. The PacWireless is a dual pol feed on a 3 ft dish, but only has the gain of less than a 2 ft dish. The purpose of upgrading from a two foot to three foot was to increase gain not decrease it. So PacWirelesslesses Dual Pol dish today, is a useless product. I was told, its in engineering now for a redesign. Gabrial 2ft dual pol- 28.9 dbi ($350) - best value to day. Radiowaves or Andrews 3ft dual pol- 32 dbi ($1024) - desperate to get 3 more db. Gabriel 4 ft Dual Pol -34.5 db ($1000.) Pacwireless 2ft single pol - 29 dbi ($180) Pacwireless 3 ft single pol- 32 dbi ($250) - Very cost effective Option, if you can live with Single Pol. Pacwireless Dual Pol (3 ft)- 27 dbi. ($450) - worthless. There is a clear gap in our options for 3 ft dual pol, and good value. Four feet dishes are a big pain, won't fit through some hallways and most roof hatches. And the windload is atrocious, when trying to mount it. Three feet dishes are MUCH easier to work with, half the windloading, are safe to install on existing wall mounted masts of slightly smaller diameter (2.5) left from Teligent and simliar companies. But yet maximizes the available DB able to get from an antenna for a link. I'd really like to see a 3 ft Dual pol option under $600, at some point. What really is Dish antenna anyway? More or less just a large trash can lid! How much can it really cost? Its not that difficult. I'd like to see PacWireless finish the job, and redesign that feed to get the 32 dbi that it should be able to get. Or Gabriel to fill in the hole. What I'd really like to see is Maxrad make a Dual pol version of their 3 ft dish. There 3 foot single pol dish was the best we have ever tested from a gain point of view, really sweat. It out performed all the 4 fts from competitors. Its around $450 but its only single pol now :-( Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: G.Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:00 AM Subject: RE: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas Pac wireless has a 2ft dual pol, and a 3ft single pol, maybe the 2ft Feedhorn fits the 3 footer?! Gino A. Villarini, Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.aeronetpr.com 787.273.4143 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom DeReggi Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 3:48 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas The street price I have found on 3 ft Dual pol 5.2-58Ghz parabolic antennas have been around $1045 for Andrews, and $1025 for Radiowaves. Any vendors on list in a possition to do better than that? If so, contact me off list. I find it odd, that there is such a large gap between 2 feet and 3 feet. 2 feet Dual pol gabriels are runing around $350. It would be nice if someone came up with something half way in between for 3 ft dual pol. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas
Use 2 Pac Wireless single pol. 3footers ? $500 Gino A. Villarini, Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.aeronetpr.com 787.273.4143 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom DeReggi Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 1:03 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas I actually got clarification on the Pacwireless solutions yesterday. 2 ft feeds do not work for 3 ft dishes, different lengths. The PacWireless is a dual pol feed on a 3 ft dish, but only has the gain of less than a 2 ft dish. The purpose of upgrading from a two foot to three foot was to increase gain not decrease it. So PacWirelesslesses Dual Pol dish today, is a useless product. I was told, its in engineering now for a redesign. Gabrial 2ft dual pol- 28.9 dbi ($350) - best value to day. Radiowaves or Andrews 3ft dual pol- 32 dbi ($1024) - desperate to get 3 more db. Gabriel 4 ft Dual Pol -34.5 db ($1000.) Pacwireless 2ft single pol - 29 dbi ($180) Pacwireless 3 ft single pol- 32 dbi ($250) - Very cost effective Option, if you can live with Single Pol. Pacwireless Dual Pol (3 ft)- 27 dbi. ($450) - worthless. There is a clear gap in our options for 3 ft dual pol, and good value. Four feet dishes are a big pain, won't fit through some hallways and most roof hatches. And the windload is atrocious, when trying to mount it. Three feet dishes are MUCH easier to work with, half the windloading, are safe to install on existing wall mounted masts of slightly smaller diameter (2.5) left from Teligent and simliar companies. But yet maximizes the available DB able to get from an antenna for a link. I'd really like to see a 3 ft Dual pol option under $600, at some point. What really is Dish antenna anyway? More or less just a large trash can lid! How much can it really cost? Its not that difficult. I'd like to see PacWireless finish the job, and redesign that feed to get the 32 dbi that it should be able to get. Or Gabriel to fill in the hole. What I'd really like to see is Maxrad make a Dual pol version of their 3 ft dish. There 3 foot single pol dish was the best we have ever tested from a gain point of view, really sweat. It out performed all the 4 fts from competitors. Its around $450 but its only single pol now :-( Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: G.Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:00 AM Subject: RE: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas Pac wireless has a 2ft dual pol, and a 3ft single pol, maybe the 2ft Feedhorn fits the 3 footer?! Gino A. Villarini, Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.aeronetpr.com 787.273.4143 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom DeReggi Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 3:48 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas The street price I have found on 3 ft Dual pol 5.2-58Ghz parabolic antennas have been around $1045 for Andrews, and $1025 for Radiowaves. Any vendors on list in a possition to do better than that? If so, contact me off list. I find it odd, that there is such a large gap between 2 feet and 3 feet. 2 feet Dual pol gabriels are runing around $350. It would be nice if someone came up with something half way in between for 3 ft dual pol. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
RE: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas
it has the Chester cheese doodle mount Lol...would you mind posting a pic of what such a mount looks like? -Charles --- WiNOG Austin, TX March 13-15, 2006 http://www.winog.com -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas
When you compare the Andrew and Gabriel mounts there is no doubt the Andrew mount is more substantial, but it also appears to be over engineered for a relatively small dish. We prefer the Gabriel mounts over the Andrew since they are lighter and easier to work with, but not too light like Pacwireless. The Andrew and Gabriel mounts also have superior fine adjustment capabilities compared to Pacwireless. -Matt dustin jurman wrote: Tom, You cannot forget that there are big differences in quality, it's not just the dish but the mount as well. As we utilize almost everything that you list here with the exception of PAC Wireless there is a huge difference in quality between Andrew and Gabriel quick fires. While the Gabriel might be the best value, it has the Chester cheese doodle mount when compared to that of an Andrew. Dustin Jurman President Rapid Systems Corporation 1211 N. Westshore Blvd Tampa, FL 33607 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 813-232-4887 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom DeReggi Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 12:03 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas I actually got clarification on the Pacwireless solutions yesterday. 2 ft feeds do not work for 3 ft dishes, different lengths. The PacWireless is a dual pol feed on a 3 ft dish, but only has the gain of less than a 2 ft dish. The purpose of upgrading from a two foot to three foot was to increase gain not decrease it. So PacWirelesslesses Dual Pol dish today, is a useless product. I was told, its in engineering now for a redesign. Gabrial 2ft dual pol- 28.9 dbi ($350) - best value to day. Radiowaves or Andrews 3ft dual pol- 32 dbi ($1024) - desperate to get 3 more db. Gabriel 4 ft Dual Pol -34.5 db ($1000.) Pacwireless 2ft single pol - 29 dbi ($180) Pacwireless 3 ft single pol- 32 dbi ($250) - Very cost effective Option, if you can live with Single Pol. Pacwireless Dual Pol (3 ft)- 27 dbi. ($450) - worthless. There is a clear gap in our options for 3 ft dual pol, and good value. Four feet dishes are a big pain, won't fit through some hallways and most roof hatches. And the windload is atrocious, when trying to mount it. Three feet dishes are MUCH easier to work with, half the windloading, are safe to install on existing wall mounted masts of slightly smaller diameter (2.5) left from Teligent and simliar companies. But yet maximizes the available DB able to get from an antenna for a link. I'd really like to see a 3 ft Dual pol option under $600, at some point. What really is Dish antenna anyway? More or less just a large trash can lid! How much can it really cost? Its not that difficult. I'd like to see PacWireless finish the job, and redesign that feed to get the 32 dbi that it should be able to get. Or Gabriel to fill in the hole. What I'd really like to see is Maxrad make a Dual pol version of their 3 ft dish. There 3 foot single pol dish was the best we have ever tested from a gain point of view, really sweat. It out performed all the 4 fts from competitors. Its around $450 but its only single pol now :-( Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: G.Villarini [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:00 AM Subject: RE: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas Pac wireless has a 2ft dual pol, and a 3ft single pol, maybe the 2ft Feedhorn fits the 3 footer?! Gino A. Villarini, Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.aeronetpr.com 787.273.4143 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom DeReggi Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 3:48 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] 3 ft Dual Pol antennas The street price I have found on 3 ft Dual pol 5.2-58Ghz parabolic antennas have been around $1045 for Andrews, and $1025 for Radiowaves. Any vendors on list in a possition to do better than that? If so, contact me off list. I find it odd, that there is such a large gap between 2 feet and 3 feet. 2 feet Dual pol gabriels are runing around $350. It would be nice if someone came up with something half way in between for 3 ft dual pol. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
