Thread: Router Antennas
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Old 30-11-2012, 19:23   #24
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Re: Router Antennas

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq View Post
Not any further than it is designed to go.

The relevant point is the antenna has no effect on the transmit power of the router.
Correct, but it can increase the ERP or effective radiated power which is more relevant in path loss calculations.

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq View Post
That depends what way they're pointing.

A higher gain antenna will pick up more interference from one direction and less from another. This is why directional antennas (omnidirectional antennas are really directional antennas in one axis) are used to reduce interference.

The same applies to legitimate signal from your own devices.
An omnidirectional aerial in an ideal world has a circular radiation pattern when viewed from directly above.
When viewed from the side, it's a circular lobe shape.
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