Matt, Yes, it looks similar. I as well guess that Terrawave might be OEMing them. But...
Note: We have had good experience with PacWireless Omnis. But most all the PAcwireless units are spec's as narrow band (5.3 or 5.8, not 5.1-5.8). This does not mean that the PacWireless units can't do wide band, because we had ran 5.3 over 5.8 Pacwireless Omnis just fine. But at what db loss? There is a certain peice of mind in buying an antenna that has a sticker on it, and a spec sheet included with it, that states it is tested and certified at 5.1-5.8 wideband, if it is to be used for Wideband applications. The Terrawave gives me that peice of mind, (for FCC compliance). The Terrawave is a bit more expensive though. I'll add that we have also been using the Terrawave verticle sector panels with good success. They as well come in Wideband models, and are very streamlined in size. In today's world of Atheros chipsets that support rangle 5.1-5.8, I want antennas that are spec'd at wide band. I do not understand why PacWireless is not doing this yet, on most of their models. Atleast providing antenna plots on how they differ/perform being used at the other nearby narrowband freqs. I'd argue the same for Superpass. Superpass has a unique technology with 3 or 4 patents, that enable them to take omnis, and scale them to sectors, at the very smallest footprint. But again, they are mostly spec's at narrow band. Not sure why they are not providing/listing wideband specs. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Larsen - Lists" <[email protected]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5 gig omni's? > The TerraWave antenna looks exactly like the PacWireless model. > Perhaps it is manufactured in the same place in China, but is sold under > a different brand name? > > Matt Larsen > vistabeam.com > > Tom DeReggi wrote: >> Good question...We searched for a long time to find good 5.X wide band >> omnis. Some were horrid, and others were good, but there are not a lot of >> chocies. >> >> The winner was Terrawave, distributed by Tessco. >> http://www.tessco.com/products/displayProductInfo.do?sku=321805&eventPage=3 >> They are nicely sized, available, and exceeded our expectations on every >> install. I highly recommend them. >> Again they have wideband models, 5.2-5.8G. >> >> We also ended up really liking our Radial/larson omni. It was rated for >> 5.3, >> and 9 or 10dbi, but it seemed to work well on the full wide band, and >> better >> than some of the other 12 dbi models we found. >> >> Its also worth noting that Proxim's 10dbi 5.8 omni has electrical >> downtilt >> of about 2 degrees. So dependend on where your target customers are >> located, >> (if on ground) its feasible it could perform as good as 12dbi alternative >> models. 12dbi antennas are known for going over clients heads, because >> narrow beamwidth, for nearfiled customers near the ground. I'm pretty >> sure >> Winncomm stocks them. >> >> I'd warn against using this one..... >> http://www.wifi-link.com/product.php?action=product&class1_id=1&class2_id=50&class3_id=349&product_id=813 >> >> We bought two 5.xGhz 12db models, and we got inconsistent performance. >> One >> had 6db lower signal, and the other had about 8 db lower signal, than our >> 8dbi Larson that we used in the same test environments. Basically, in >> the >> lab, we saw the results, but thought maybe it was indoor multipath, so >> went >> to test in the field. In the field, the CPEs could barely associate, >> until >> we replaced the antenna with the Larson. (Tests were roof top to roof >> top, >> on commercial tenant buildings 300 yards away.) I was concerned about the >> verticle beam being to narrow, so I tilted my mast, to point >> (perpendicular)directly to the other CPE, and results did not improve. >> I'm >> not sure if this was just a bad batch or what. It also concerned me that >> it >> was as tall as a typical 2.4G antenna. >> >> PS. wifi-link sells nice ethernet passthrus, inexpensively. >> >> Tom DeReggi >> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc >> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 3:00 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5 gig omni's? >> >> >> >>> If it works I would suggest sticking with it. My second choice for >>> antennas is HyperLink >>> >>> On 1/17/09, George Rogato <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I need a few 5 gig omni's for use in small neighborhood. >>>> >>>> In the past I used the pac wireless 5 gig omni's rated at 12db. >>>> >>>> What else is there, I'd like to try something new. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> George >>>> >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> WISPA Wants You! 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