I'm looking for 5 GHz horizontal 90* sectors. Tiltek seems to be getting a good word. I might give them a try.
---------- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom DeReggi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 2:07 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Til-tek > You need to be more specific on which frequency that you are talking > about. > An antenna's quality for a specific purpose can not be judge solely on a > generalization that one Manufacturer makes better quality antenna over ALL > their product lines, compared to another manufacturer of ALL their product > lines. > > Til-tek makes an EXCELLENT 120 deg sector, Dual Polarity, 9-11 dbi, 900Mhz > antenna. Probably the best in the industry, from my personal experience. > (likewise have single pol models) Wincomm has good pricing on these. > > Just like MTI, Tiltek caters to the high end antenna market. > > As far as 5.X Ghz or 2.4Ghz sectors, I can't advise. We have not used > Tiltek > for those bands, yet. > > I will say.... Tessco, carries the Terrawave brand, and they have 120deg > and > 90 deg (wideband) 5.1-5.8 Ghz 14-17dbi sector verticle pol antennas for > around $130. > We have been using these, and we have been really happy with them. We've > standardized on these. > > Side note... SuperPass antennas are actually very high quality antennas > from > an RF point of view. Their unique pattented designs allow them to make > antennas shorter and smaller than other brands of equivellent gain. These > can be great for areas that need better cosmetic appeal. However their > mounting mechanism is low end (strap ties) and meant for the price market. > Most of their antennas are Verticle pol also. But if you need an > inexpensive > solution, these are great. > > What I'd really like to find is a make of Dual Pol 5.x sector antennas, at > a > reasonable price. Still, after 8 years of asking, nobody is making them > yet > for an affordable price, as a standalone antenna product. > > We are also looking to determine what the most affordable wideband > (5.2-5.8G) sector is for Horizontal Pol. (equivellently spec'd to the > Terrawaves). > > > When selecting an antenna.... > You are looking for and comparing several factors.... > > 1) Front to back ratio, or sharpness of the beamwidth side cut off (side > lobe characteristics and such) > > 2) Size (for equivellent gain) > > 3) Mounting requirements, (durabilty and positioning). > > 4) Price. > > Different antenna brands are designed to solve different of these > problems. > You need to define what problem you are trying to solve, to determine the > best choice. > > The Tilteks are generally rather large, Good sharp beamwidth cut off abnd > F/B ratio, have durable mounts appropriate for thick poled Towers, and > medium range in price. > > Tom DeReggi > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 8:59 AM > Subject: [WISPA] Til-tek > > >> How good are Til-tek antennas? When I've been searching for that MTI >> antenna, vendors keep pushing me to Til-tek. I love my MTI and I wasn't >> happy with the PW sectors. >> >> Thoughts? >> >> >> ---------- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.4/1616 - Release Date: 8/16/2008 >> 5:12 PM >> >> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
