Thanks man. PS. I am not affiliated with Tom's hardware, but I have respected him since my earliest PC days.
Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "RickG" <[email protected]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5 gig omni's? > Tom, Are you the one behind http://www.tomshardware.com? > I elect you Grand Poobah of wireless hardware - > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Poobah :) > > All kidding aside, I find your post to be most descriptive and > informative. I most truly appreciate it! > > -RickG > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Tom DeReggi <[email protected]> > 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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