Sounds like fun. Kevin Summers KISTech Internet Services Inc. www.kistech.com
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ray > Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 8:26 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] BEST DEAL? directional CPE antenna > > > We've had good luck with the two piece design over the one piece. > Although > the 19 dBi Arc panels seem to blow them all away. We're in > Battle Ground so > it seems we are all neighbors, we should get together sometime. > > Ray > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Summers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 9:04 PM > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] BEST DEAL? directional CPE antenna > > > > > > Yeah, I wish it were a little wetter (and cooler) right now!!! > > 102 degrees here in Beaverton today. 105 expected tomorrow. > > On the upside, I haven't had to mow the lawn in about 3 weeks. > > Another week of this and the weeds will be dead too. :-) > > > > I've been kinda leery about the design of those tubes and > > how open they are to the elements. I've always wrapped spots > > along the tube, and at the back end, with tape to help keep > > most of the water out. None of them have been brought back > > for water yet. We just didn't have any luck with the two > > piece variety. They didn't seem to pick up the signal as > > good as the one piece, and they were more of a molded metal > > on the grid itself, rather than little round rods that were > > welded together and painted like the one piece. > > > > Anyway, EC has been good to me, and I don't often buy one > > antenna in quantities of 10, at least not yet. We buy 2 here > > and 4 there. Mix and match to fit the needs of the customer > > and try to keep a few in stock so we have enough for new installs > > and replacements just in case. > > > > Kevin Summers > > KISTech Internet Services Inc. > > www.kistech.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of George > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 6:51 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] BEST DEAL? directional CPE antenna > > > > > > > > > Couple things. > > > Have you tried getting them directly from Pac Wireless? > > > I think the prices you just quoted are higher than I pay when I buy 10 > or > > > more antennas. > > > The other thing I want to point out especially to you Kev, seeing > > > your here > > > in the wet Oregon like me is. > > > The eqinox dipoles that come from EC seem to have a problem > > > gathering water. > > > I used to buy all my antennas from EC and when they swapped over from > pac > > > wireless to equinox, I bought about 20 of them. > > > I use H polarity quite a bit and have had to replace the dipole out. > > > The way the dipole is designed allows it to collect water and not > > > drain. If > > > you were to crack one open you would see little plastic dam like > > > seperators. > > > The other thing is you can get n male on the end of the antenna > > > pigtail from > > > Pac Wireless directly allowing you to plug right into the > > > outdoor sb unit. > > > Doesn't cost anything extra. > > > George > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Kevin Summers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 9:27 AM > > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] BEST DEAL? directional CPE antenna > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Equinox/Pac Wireless 19db grid...............$ 50.00 > > > > Equinox/Pac Wireless 24db grid...............$ 67.00 > > > > > > > > Doesn't include shipping. You can get them from Electro-comm > > > > at www.electro-comm.com. They have great service, great prices, > > > > and their people know how this equipment works very well. Go > > > > to their site and download the Broadband Catalog. > > > > > > > > I haven't checked into it, but someone told me once that Equinox > > > > bought Pacific Wireless, or the other way around. Anyone know > > > > anything about this? > > > > > > > > If you go 24db grid, I would recommend staying away from the two > > > > piece version. It's a pain in the ass, it doesn't seem to receive > > > > as well as the one piece unit does, and I've had two of the two > > > > piece units come back from the field broken. (one or two of the > > > > ribs separated from the outer edge.) > > > > > > > > Kevin Summers > > > > KISTech Internet Services Inc. > > > > www.kistech.com > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of The > > > Wirefree Network > > > > > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 10:03 PM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: [smartBridges] BEST DEAL? directional CPE antenna > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am looking for an 18-19 Db directional antenna to throw onto an > aBo. > > > > > This client is shooting through a bit of trees, and I can > > > only get about > > > > > a 58% RSSI (stable) with the 13db Maxrad flat panel. > > > > > > > > > > I only need one for now. I was thinking that the parabolic grid > dish > > > > > might be best, over a panel? Any thoughts on that? > > > > > > > > > > I checked out the archive and found this thread:" RE: > [smartBridges] > > > > > Locating best antenna solution". But it appears that the JUNE > archive > > > > > is down?? > > > > > > > > > > I am looking to get one right away, so I would really > appreciate it > if > > > > > someone could provide me with the item number, price, and > distributor > > > > > info as well. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks a ton! > > > > > > > > > > Sully > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > 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 > > > > 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 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
