Re: [smartBridges] Omni antenna coverage

[Ian Ellison]

I guess its worth mentioning then, that i am running airbridges at all CPE, utilizing maxrad 13db flat panel antennas.  other than the persistent smartBridges "need to cycle power all too frequently" issues, i am having good luck with this setup. Ian Dave Covert wrote: Remember, db is db is db... Maybe this will help you get a feel for how well a pair of antennas would work. From an individual CPE's point of view, all of these scenarios would yield the same signal delivered to each unit's receiver:   AP <-> CPE 9db omni <-> 13db panel 13db panel <-> 9db omni 13db omni <-> 9db omni 9db panel <-> 13db panel   Dave -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Derek Breiland Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 7:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [smartBridges] Omni antenna coverage Up to this point I have been running off of one tower with 3 sectors.  I am looking at putting an addtional AP up about 6 miles from this tower to penetrate into a community of homes that will otherwise be difficult to cover due to the number of obstructions not to mention their elevation on the map leaves a little to be desired.  It will also enable me to install a less expensive CPE at the customer site if I can bring the AP closer to the customer making the service a bit of an easier sell.   I want to utilize an omni antenna in this area.  I have not yet decided what to backhaul with yet but I am considering an APPO to the new XO2 at the remote.  I can use one radio on the XO2 for the backhaul on one channel and the other radio for the access to the customers.  I am not a big fan of repeaters unless absolutley necessary.  It seems that most complaints on this site have the word "repeater" in the paragraph so I will try and stay away from it.   My question is to anyone currently working with onmi antennes on an AP.  What ranges can I expect for the various dB omni antennas?  9dB seems small to me, 12dB is maybe the ticket, 15db - way overkill?  I do not want the pattern to get too large to cause problems with my main tower.  I am looking at trying to get out no more than 3 miles for the AP.  The AP and omni will be mounted on a 40'-50' existing tower.  Also has anyone had better results with one manufacturer over the other with the same dB antenna?   Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.  I will be doing more and more of this so I would like to get it right the first time based on others experiences in already doing it.