[MLB-WIRELESS] SVEC AP as a MW Public Access Point

[rick]

copper is fine same tickness


model stores like train stores is where you getit from
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Winder" <winder at iinet.net.au>
To: <sneeze at alphalink.com.au>; "JaVa" <java.boy at optushome.com.au>
Cc: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 5:40 PM
Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] SVEC AP as a MW Public Access Point


> Talking about omnis, I'm finding it hard to get 1 inch brass tube for the
> decoupler part of my omni that I plan to use to stomp all over Ryans 180
> degree waveguide signal with. Will copper or aluminium do? I guess copper
> will be ok, but thicker.....
>
> Regards,
> g at z.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> [mailto:owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au]On Behalf Of Ryan Abbenhuys
> Sent: Thursday, 28 August 2003 4:28 PM
> To: JaVa
> Cc: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] SVEC AP as a MW Public Access Point
>
>
> I would recommend before you do anything you contact others in your area
> and suss out if there is any existing infrastructure or if anyone has
> already developed some plans. (good work if you already have done this)
>
> Begin Token Ryan Rant here--->
> There is no use in every Joe Bloggs putting up his own SVEC AP and Omni,
> you end up with 3 square kilometres full of RF noise caused by the 6
> different AP's that people have put up. And of course nobody is using
these
> AP's because they are too busy setting up their own AP to contribute to
the
> disorganised mess.
>
> On another note, "Omni" antennas, very over-rated and more often than not,
> unjustifiable.  Panel and Waveguide antennas that allow you to control
your
> signal's beam are a much better choice as with the limited available RF
> space that wireless equipment uses, you can manage your signal coverage.
>   For example, why push out a 360 degree signal, when you could push out
> 180degree's and cover one area, and a friend 500m away could push out
> 140degrees from a panel and cover a separate area, and you link the two
> together on a Point-to-Point link using that 3rd unused channel.  This way
> you've practically doubled your available bandwidth in the area as a
whole.
> <--------end rant.
>
> >Afternoon,
> >
> >I am hopefully in the process of setting up a public node in Fairfield. I
> >was wondering what people thought of the Svec AP as a public node with an
> omni.
> >Are they any good and what type of omni would you recommend?
> >
> >What would they be worth 2nd hand?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >
> >JaVa
>
> To unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo at wireless.org.au
> with "unsubscribe melbwireless" in the body of the message
>
>
>
>
>
> To unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo at wireless.org.au
> with "unsubscribe melbwireless" in the body of the message
>
>



To unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo at wireless.org.au
with "unsubscribe melbwireless" in the body of the message