[MVMA] 2018-09-10 and future plans

[Chuck Gelm]

On 09/11/2018 09:23 AM, tim-yvonne at juno.com wrote:
> you wrote:MVMA no longer promotes Linksys WRT54Gs, perhaps it is time 
> to stop promoting 2397 MHz, 10 MHz bandwidth, SISO devices...
> Perhaps it is coming to this.  Rumors among the IT community is that 
> Ubiquiti will eventually cease production of all SISO devices; then 
> mfgrng MIMO only.
> I see this as a two front effort:
> Front #1... suggest to new areas (not located within our grids 
> coverage area) who are starting MESH for the first time... to go 
> straight to MIMO.  Their high profile nodes can still be omni, but 
> they could be rockets with MIMO omnis.  Home users can use 
> NanoStations... of if they have a decent tower, they too could install 
> a Rocket/MIMO omni.
> Front #2 (the more difficult one) is how to migrate an existing 
> installed base away from SISO... and over to MIMO  What we know from 
> experience is that Nanostations (MIMO) do communicate with  
> Bullet/Omni's without any issues.  So maybe when it comes to future 
> recommendations to new Meshies in*our* local area... to no longer 
> suggest SISO devices for their QTH.
>
"if they have a decent tower, they too could install a Rocket/MIMO omni"

Hi, Tim:

  I agree, as long as the 'neighborhood' class omni is on a different 
channel than the 'high profile' omni.
I suggest that no two omnis should hear each other.
I suggest that ham-terminal nodes should not be omni.

   Chuck

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