Well, both antennas are vertical. You're saying that, in this config, the main lobe is oriented 30% upwards? (not horizontal as i assumed) - is that correct?
On Tue, 2004-06-22 at 18:40, Cliff Skolnick wrote: > You drop off faster since the radiation from the antenna is 30% above > horizon most likely. Try tilting your antenna down toward where you > need more signal. > > Cheers, > Cliff > > On Jun 22, 2004, at 6:05 PM, Florin Andrei wrote: > > > On Tue, 2004-06-22 at 16:54, Jason Chang wrote: > > > >> I think it is better to worry about computing your "total path loss" > >> rather than getting fired up on the biggest loudest talker. Also > >> consider > >> an external antenna, either omni or directional. (ergo what are you > >> trying to accomplish?) > > > > Think - large house, spread out horizontally, with a pool nearby and a > > party area. The WiFi field should cover the outdoors areas, but also > > get > > to the inside. > > The total area is not perfectly circular, but almost. > > > > I put the AP on top of the building (it's a one-story thing), not in > > the > > center of the total area, but about 1/3 to one edge. It's reaching fine > > to the rooms underneath and to the areas nearby, but the strength > > decreases rapidly. In any case, decreases much faster than i've been > > made to believe from the specs. > > I figured i probably need an AP three times more powerful. > > > >> To answer your question: On APs, I like the Orinocos. Maybe you can > >> eval > >> your needs via this link? > >> http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/HardwareComparison > > > > Well, what i need is something much more powerful, and kinda > > omnidirectional. > > > > Behind the AP there's a dual-homed Linux box acting as a traffic > > controller (provides authentication and whatnot). > > > > -- > > Florin Andrei > > > > http://florin.myip.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > BAWUG's general wireless chat mailing list > > [unsubscribe] http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > -- > "Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men > will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of > everyone." > - John Maynard Keynes > > _______________________________________________ > BAWUG's general wireless chat mailing list > [unsubscribe] http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- Florin Andrei http://florin.myip.org/ _______________________________________________ BAWUG's general wireless chat mailing list [unsubscribe] http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
