[Ham-80211] diversity space or not

[Juch Iii, Roy F (Fred Juch)]

It is not an either/or question. The higher power will only help you if
yhe client also has higher power. It is the Aligator syndrome. Large
mouth and small ears. If you cannot hear the client the additional power
will not help. The other analogy is the silicon or aluminum question. It
is always better to buy aluminum (antennas) than silicon (amplifiers). 

If your signal strength is good, one antenna will usually work fine. It
is when you get multipath signals that the other antenna begins to help.
Be sure both antennas are set up to cover the same area. Be sure if you
use one antenna to turn off the other port on the AP, or the AP may
select the dead port and never switch back to the antenna. 

The multipath problem is best understood by listening to a remote AM
radio station. As you pull to a light the signal may fade out. If you
rool forward about 3' the signal comes back in. You just rolled from a
dead spot to a high signal strength area. This is what the AP does
electronicaly by switching antennas.

Hope this helped.

Fred, N5JXO

Fred Juch, - Solution Manager - Metro Mobility
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-----Original Message-----
From: ham-80211-bounces at lists.tapr.org
[mailto:ham-80211-bounces at lists.tapr.org] On Behalf Of ariel mastracchio
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 9:17 AM
To: ham-80211 at lists.tapr.org
Subject: [Ham-80211] diversity space or not

Hello,

 I have a linksys bef11w40 (10-20mW) with 2 patch panel anntena i want
to know if change it by a senao
2611 (200 mw) witch just 1 patch antenna will work fine. Some ideas? 

is better have 2 diversity space anntena with litlle power or a big AP
with just one antenna?


thanks
- ari




145,090/430,100 Mhz Narita PBBS
lu9aum at amsat.org

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