Re: [Karlnet] Radio Cards

[Travis Mikalson <bofh@terranova.net>]

I put up about 5 KN-50s with the Hermes I cards that Karlnet provides 
before I finally figured out they were causing my problems. It doesn't 
matter if your signal is perfect or not, they still perform like crap with 
the KN-50, mostly a packet loss problem, the severity of which is affected 
by your signal.

From then on I have used 180mW (marketed as 200mW) Prism 2.5 cards from 
SMC since they are the cheapest I can find for producing a big batch of 
CPE. I get them for about $60/each. They also have a detachable antenna so 
you don't get an antenna spewing your signal all over inside whatever 
enclosure it's in.

SMC Model SMC2532W-B:
http://tinyurl.com/392jd

For important things like the base station where money is not that much of 
an object, you can get better receive sensitivity out of Demarctech's 
Prism cards, they are $120 for 100mW and $130 for 200mW bought through 
their web site (http://www.demarctech.com/)

I popped two of the 100mW Demarctech cards in my base station and my 
general performance improved and the trouble I was having went away. They 
do seem to be worth every penny. I also use their 100mW cards with 
amplifiers because you can't hit most amplifiers with more power than that.

-T

Eric Sooter wrote:
> I'd thought it would be better to break out another thread for this.  We
> have used Orinoco Silver and Gold cards (and the occasional Avaya) for just
> about everything in our network.  I hear talk on people using many different
> types of cards, Prism, etc.  Was wandering what people are getting the best
> bang for their buck with radio cards?  We are looking for cards that perform
> well but trying to keep CPE cost down.  And from what I hear on the list and
> the problems I have with packet loss and performance, I'm wandering if
> Orinico Hermes radios are the ones to use.


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