I have a question regarding antenna diversity and am hoping somebody can help me sort out a claim made by an ENG receiver vendor. The answer to the question should be applicable to the list so here goes...
I am in the process of installing a wireless ENG receiver in a 7000 seat arena. The receiver is a 5 channel unit running in the 2.4 to 2.5 ghz band. I intended to hang four, 120 degree sector antennas from each corner of the catwalk angling them downward to cover the volume of the arena. The fifth channel was to be an omni, hanging downward, more or less in the center of the arena. The vendor said this was a poor idea and suggested that I place all of the antennas in a single group in the center of the arena (angled downward and in a circular fashion). Q: What are the relative merits of either approach? I was of the impression that diversity meant the receiver would select whatever port presented the 'best' signal. 'Best' as defined by the receiver manufacturer (rssi, quality, whatever). Q: Where can I go to find independent, technical discussion (with a fairly limited amount of math) regarding antenna diversity? Thanks a bunch! Chris -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
