I've been using the Pac OD24-12 and they have the 3 degree downtilt but the reach isn't very far which is okay for what I've been doing with them. The price is around 60 to 65 bucks for the pac wireless. The comets seem to be around $105 but if 40 bucks more gave me an extra half mile or more, that would pay for it easily. My use of it is just to gather enough generated income to justify the investment in good sectors and move the omni to the next cheapo AP.
I'll try one out with an existing AP we have and see what sort of difference we get and possibly get a few more if the specs work out. -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of 3-dB Networks Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 2:59 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] Comet Antennas The GP-24-3 street price costs about double than the OD24-12... but you do get 3 degrees of electrical downtilt Comet is going to probably be more expensive across the board Daniel White 3-dB Networks http://www.3dbnetworks.com >-----Original Message----- >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >Behalf Of Josh Luthman >Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 12:30 PM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Comet Antennas > >What are Comet's prices relative to Pac's (similar products)? > >Josh Luthman >Office: 937-552-2340 >Direct: 937-552-2343 >1100 Wayne St >Suite 1337 >Troy, OH 45373 > >"When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however >improbable, must be the truth." >--- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle > > >On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 10:31 AM, 3-dB Networks <wi...@3-db.net> wrote: > >> Robert, >> >> I strongly recommend Comet antennas... in 2.4GHz it is the only omni I >> typically recommend. >> >> Just had a customer swap out some Pac Omni's for Comet ones and he >told me >> he saw an across the boards performance increase. My own limited >testing >> in >> our old WISP showed them to outperform the Pac's we had elsewhere. >> >> I personally generally recommend the GP-24-3... which is 12dBi with 3 >> degrees of downtilt >> >> Daniel White >> 3-dB Networks >> http://www.3dbnetworks.com >> >> >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] >On >> >Behalf Of Robert West >> >Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 8:23 AM >> >To: 'WISPA General List' >> >Subject: [WISPA] Comet Antennas >> > >> >I was looking for a decent 2.4GHz Omni for some small AP's I'm in the >> >process of setting up in our outlying areas with low population >density >> >and >> >came across these Comet antennas over at wlanparts. Has anyone had >any >> >experience with these? At a little over 100 bucks, worth it or not? >> >Price >> >doesn't always reflect quality, as has been shown with the Wifi+ >> >antennas at >> >least from MY experience, any better alternatives for an inexpensive, >> >quality Omni? >> > >> >Reason for using the Omni, I've been setting up small AP's with a >411AH >> >with >> >one MT R52N card for the customer side and a Bullet 5HP on a PAC >> >Wireless >> >grid for the backhaul. The Omni lets me connect the site owner to >the >> >network, at least, and some of their neighbors. I'll upgrade to >sector >> >antennas and add 2 more MT cards once the interest is there. The >Omni >> >lets >> >me set it up an AP for less than 400 bucks plus the cost of a NS2 for >> >the >> >site owner's house. Been using cheap Pac Wireless Omni's but if I >could >> >pay >> >a small bit more for a little more reach, all the good! >> > >> >Thanks! >> > >> >Bob- >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >--- >> >-------- >> >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! 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