Horizontal vs Vertical

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mrudling

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Me again...

If omni's are not going to be used, what are the disadvantages of running on Horizontal VS Vertical?

Today i experimented.

First setup was an 15db omni at my house with a 12db yagi at friends house.
Result was low signal strength, dropping in and out.

Second setup was removing the omni, beating myself over the head with it, then replacing with another 12db yagi.
Result was encouraging, better quality signal, staying connected but just. Transfer speeds were much the same as dial up. ping was between 5ms and 600ms.

Third and final setup was modifying the 12db yagi's so i can mount them horizontally. Wow, signal strength is good, quality is at about 45% vs 2-6% before! ping time are between 2ms and 15ms, mostly 3ms!

Now I'm ditching the omni, after more brutal beatings to the head, and thinking of putting a 16db sector (horizontal). Then when i need to cover another section of town, add another sector and radio.

All i need to know now is this. What is the catch??? there must be one someware...

Beat.... beat.... beat....
Thats starting to hurt.
 
Vertical gets more distance... Horizontal is a better signal quality due to less noise. (as all AP's and general household wifi things use vertical)
 
mrudling... well done... you are learning! keep at it, and you'll soon have a stable link, with high speed, using the lowest power settings, and causing the least interference for other wifi users!

I cannot think of a "catch" at the moment, but I can guarantee you that it will be nowhere near as severe as the "catch" caused by the Omni method.

The best use for that 15dbi omni now is for pole vaulting onto highsites!
 
Most people use vertical. Its easier (and cheaper) to manufacture vertically polarised Omni's and Sectors. So you'll find that there's more noise than if you used Horizontal.
 
RichardP can you explain how vertical gets more distance ?
 
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