
Originally Posted by
speardane
Signal distance depends on:
a) what is in the way
b) where the aerial is
c) quality of the aerial
d) quality of receiver
e) The quality is also impacted by what else is transmitting in that band (usually 2.4GB)
a) Walls don't help
- but remember going directly through a wall (ie perpindicular too it) is better c. 9 inches than going through at an angle
- My set up didn't work with the receiver in one position but was fine 1 foot away - Ithen realised that the signal was trying to go through 2m of brick work - doh!
b) - recommendations are for 1.7m or higher, it is worth experimenting with good locations
c) - I made a remarkable improvement with a cheap scan aerial at +6db - Remember db is a logarithmic power scale so 10db is twice as powerful - 6db is more than 50% extra power - cheap upgrade!
d) - even different devices from same manufacturer - it is worth comparing the claimed distances - it may not be absolutely right, but a relatively good indicator
e) Lots of other consumer devices yours and your neighbours function at this frequency - either try getting rid of the offending device - if you can identify it - or changing the precise band on your transmitter band 6 is the default, but there a doxen others