RE: [smartBridges] Combined power of radio/antenna

[Sevak Avakians]

Tom, Kevin, Dennis, Seeni, Thanks for the input!  I'm using a Maxrad MSO24014PTNF sectorized omni spec'd at 14dBi gain.  I've got 1 APPO connected to it right now.  I have 2 more that I'd like to put on to increase the range.  First, I'll add one APPO and terminate the other port of the splitter.  Then I'll add the 3rd APPO.  I'm trying to reach a few customers just slightly out of signal range due to obstructions. I'll keep you posted on the results. Kind regards, Sevak On Thu, 2003-09-04 at 14:42, Kevin Proctor wrote: I’m not Seeni, but can answer that.  It is not really a third, either.  One antenna will get almost half with the other two getting almost 25% each.  This is due to the way a power splitter works.  You can split power roughly in halves, quarters, eighths, etc. A 3 Way splitter splits the signal in half, then splits one of those halves in half. This is the simplest and least expensive way to do it.     Kevin B. Proctor Customer Service Internet and International Orders Electro Comm Distributing Inc 5015 Paris St Denver CO 90239 USA   Phone: +1-303-371-8182                 800-525-0173 FAX:    +1-303-371-8158                 800-423-8018 [EMAIL PROTECTED]   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sevak Avakians Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 12:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Combined power of radio/antenna   Seeni, Just to get this straight; you said that if power received and transmitted from each of the antenna will be half because a single APPO is being used to power the 3 antennas. Did you mean power would be a third since it is 3 antennas?? Thanks! Sevak On Wed, 2003-09-03 at 12:38, Seeni Mohamed wrote: You can use a 3 way splitter to power 3 sector antennas, however each splitter will introduce approx. 3.5 dB loss and also the power received and transmitted from each of the antenna will be half because a single APPO is being used to power the 3 antennas. Yes, definitely it will improve the send and receive quality by adding 3 aPPO individually. In this case, each unit should operate at the different frequency to avoid any channel interference.   Seeni sB Tech Support [EMAIL PROTECTED]   -----Original Message----- From: Sevak Avakians [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 11:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [smartBridges] Combined power of radio/antenna   Quick question: If you have a 3-way splitter into 3 sector antennas and 1 APPO, is the quality improved by removing the splitter and using 3 APPOs?  Is this the receive quality or transmit quality or both?