and if you can see my signal from your place, we know it's a little
too hot. :)
based on what's been discussed, I think I'll stick with the 8 for
now, and if people want a stronger signal, they can find someone in
the middle to relay.
-S
At 10:15 AM 4/24/2007, Matt Fanady wrote:
The 15 dBi is at my house (right down the street from Steve) if you
want to give it a try, feel free to come by and pick it up.
-M@
On 4/24/07, Michael Mee
<<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Steve Shapery wrote:
> So, I currently have an 8 dBi antenna on a mast, on a 500mW access point.
>
> What kind of difference would I see with a 12dBi? Is it worth the
investment?
We got all excited about high gain antennas early on - and stopped using
them after a few tries.
The trouble with the higher gain antenna is that the wifi envelope gets
very flat - think dinner plate instead of donut. The people 2 blocks
away would love that, but the people downstairs next door would come
knocking.
That said, I think I still have a 15 dBi around that I'm happy to pass
along assuming you can sort out the power levels. Personally, I'd leave
it as is. We've found 8-9 dBi to be the sweet spot (though we still have
a 4dBi on Pink Palace!).
cheers, michael
PS: The topic at this week's meeting is fascinating. Likely not as
entertaining as Jon's talk 2 months ago, but the technology is equally
interesting. They've promised us someone technical, not sales, so we
should get to hear all about how they place multiple Bluetooth-based APs
(I think) around a building and then attach embedded devices to
important gear (think "Get me that defib cart stat!) and search for them
on a webpage. Cool stuff.
--
Michael Mee
858-531-0735
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