Questions tagged [antenna]
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MIMO vs phased antenna in rapidly changing environment
I have not found any good description of MIMO and am most concerned with the input. As I understand it, the inputs from all the antennas are monatored and the one with the best signal is used. In my ...
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Does my D-Link DWR 921 router use both antennas for an LTE connection?
I just purchased a D-Link DWR 921 router, which has a slot for a SIM card.
This is related to the internet speed/LTE reception, not the wireless (wifi).
It has two detachable antennas, and I ...
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How to Study this 4G Network Failure?
The mimo antenna is directed towards the 4G tower.
I keep the signal strength at 75% because it reaches this way the best ping, download and upload rates.
However, I am experiencing failures in ...
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Does disabling SSID broadcasting lower a wifi antenna's total power transmission?
Does disabling SSID broadcasting lower a wifi antenna's total power transmitted to the surrounding environment?
If yes or no , I would be glad if someone could give me any reference or measurements: ...
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Choosing WiFi Router/Repeater Antennas: Gain vs Directionality + Combinations
My apartment complex offers free WiFi, and the landlord has said I may use it from my apartment, but the signal is quite weak. I would like to get a range extender to pick up the distant signal but ...
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How to measure an antenna strength?
I am testing two consumer grade WiFi AP and if I believed specifications AP1 should be more powerful than AP2, but from the first tests I made that is not true.
Unfortunately both the AP manufacturer ...
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Can Long range WiFi be possible if One end is having a high gain antenna and the other end is a Laptop or Mobile Phone?
If a Wi Fi setup uses a high gain directional quarter wave antenna say 15dbi gain at a height and it got a range of 1 kilometers. If a client laptop or a smartphone placed 900 meters away from the ...
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Trasmission data sheet for Google OnHub / TP-LINK TGR1900
I live in Israel and I ordered the new Google OnHub (which is manufactured by TP-LINK as TGR1900) via Amazon. It has been held up in customs and I need to report the following information regarding ...
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How would I mount WiFi antennas inside this small PC?
I am making a small PC and internal antennas would be preferable.
I see devices like Intel NUC and Gigabyte BRIX miniature PCs which have effective internal antennas.
Basically, what type of antenna ...
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Wireless connection: Link Quality: What does "31/70" indicate?
I know that the link quality indicates the packet drops, errors etc. But when it tells me that link quality is "31/70", what is '31' and what is '70'?
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What properties does a new antenna change in a router/access point?
If I buy new antennas for my wireless router or for an access point what properties can I expect to be improved and worsen?
I expect the antenna's range to be improved but does the antenna itself has ...
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Internet over Antenna TV system
I know that DSL uses the existing phone infrastructure to send packets, and cable internet uses the existing cable tv system to send packets. Can you send packets over the standard Digital antenna ...
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Connection between Directional and Omni-directional outdoor Antennas
i want to setup a small network, i have more than basic knowledge of networking but i have some questions that i couldn't find any answer for them till now. so i have two stations with a distance of 0....
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What is roaming sensitivity?
For my Signal King SK-999WN Wifi adapter, I installed the Ralink 3070 driver package IS_Setup_ICS_081414_1.5.38.101.exe available from MediaTek. The driver has an option Roaming Sensitivity, which by ...
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Signal King Mac Drivers
I've now accumulated two Wi-Fi antennas for the purpose of going on a neighbor's shared secure network. The first (an Ideaworks outdoor antenna) works ok (middling would be a kind descriptor to apply) ...
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