You taught me Marlon :) What I take home from you is: Stay away from omni antennas unless they are low gain. Sectors are better. Keep power low. No amps. etc, etc.
Doesnt using an omni to go 15 miles invite a lot of interference? (Still learning) -RickG On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Marlon K. Schafer<o...@odessaoffice.com> wrote: > roflol > > We routinely go 15 or more to an omni. And we don't use amps and rarely > even go all the way up to 36 watts eirp. > > Overall system design is important. Not just big omnis and amps.... > > Maybe I need to get out there and do some consulting work again? sheesh > Who's been teaching people for the last 2 or 3 years? > > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert West" <robert.w...@just-micro.com> > To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 3:13 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Antenna Recommendations > > > 10 is a dream........... I know. But been thinking of going sector. Not > many users there at the moment but replacing the antennas may be a good > reason to upgrade the whole mess. Really only need a good 3 to 5 miles but > further is always better for redundancy. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of RickG > Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 1:32 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Antenna Recommendations > > I wouldnt use an omni to go 10 miles. Why not sector? > -RickG > > On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Robert West<robert.w...@just-micro.com> > wrote: >> Would like to get 10 miles out of it for overlap but can go less. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of RickG >> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 11:42 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Antenna Recommendations >> >> How far do you need to go? >> -RickG >> >> On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Robert West<robert.w...@just-micro.com> >> wrote: >>> I'm in need to replace some older Omni antennas, 2.4 and 5.8, to connect >> to >>> a Mikrotik 600a. Running the R52H cards for both bands with a dish for >> the >>> 5.8 backhaul.. I'm not in the mood to experiment with the unknown, any >>> recommendations on what is working for you? And what doesn't! Land is >>> flat, rural farmland, small scattering of trees. 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