If the omni and panel have the same gain then yes. But there is also important things to keep in mind. A sector is rater say 12dB and to give you say 90 degree coverage that means at the outer points you have 12dB-3dB gain. On a 90 degree antenna the outer limits is 45 degree from the main beam that have the 12dB gain. 45* and outside you still have gain but might be down to 6dB at say 55* and out at 90* from main you might be at -2dB.
A 8dB omni will give you 8dB all around in a 360 degree area. So a customer right infront off a 12dB panel will see 12dB compared to 8dB on the 8dB omni. However the client 45* of the main beam on that sector the client will only see 9dB while the client with the omni will still see 8dB. Friday, July 18, 2003, 7:32:58 PM, you wrote: DB> Still the question is, does a Omni give you the same range as a sector? DB> Dennis DB> ----- Original Message ----- DB> From: John DB> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DB> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 5:04 PM DB> Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Sector antenna range vs omni DB> sectors do a few things for me. One they allow me to split out my customer and not over load an AP. secondly they allow me to track people that are war roaming. Third they allow me to change my DB> tilt to the typography of the area. and last they mount nicely to the railing of water tanks and sides of buildings giving me inexpensive towers. DB> John Mooring DB> -----Original Message----- DB> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jason Keller DB> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 2:24 AM DB> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DB> Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Sector antenna range vs omni DB> The sectorized maxrad omni is a joke. Save yourself about 500$ and buy three of there wisp series sectors and be done with it. You pay an extra $500 for a fancy mounting apparatus to put them DB> all together. Trust me there is no difference in the performance, or appearance of the antenna's. Jason DB> -----Original Message----- DB> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Hokenson DB> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 1:02 AM DB> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DB> Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Sector antenna range vs omni DB> The nice thing about the Maxrad sectorized omni is you can adjust the patterns to exactly match your coverage area. Most everyone that I know that's used them say they out perform the DB> equivalent gain omni by some degree. DB> JH DB> ----- Original Message ----- DB> From: phantam DB> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' DB> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:10 PM DB> Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Sector antenna range vs omni DB> Supposedly work decently but in my view there overpriced DRASTICALLY DB> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- DB> From: Dennis Burgess [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] DB> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 12:38 AM DB> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DB> Assuming a 13 db omni and a 13 dbi sector, and the same power, what is going to be the better of the two as far as distance. If there is a diffference, how much? DB> Also, I have looked at another omni that is sectorized. I'm assuming its one physical unit, with three seperate antennas, and then you add a splitter, reducing your power. Do these work DB> decently? DB> Dennis Best regards, Eje Gustafsson mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- The Family Entertainment Network http://www.fament.com Phone : 620-231-7777 Fax : 620-231-4066 eBay UserID : macahan - Your Full Time Professionals - -- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
