PersComp
Premium
join:2005-08-17
Cayce, SC
| Re: My putty analogy ***I didn't see this thread until after I had posted in the other one, so I copied it here as it fits better.***
Excellent method of illustrating!!! I thought I had the antenna concept ironed out (flattened doughnut, etc), but this makes me think a little deeper.....and tell me if I am thinking correctly.
So as you created the 8 dBi 180 sector and then flattened it , the gain returned to 16dBi. However since the coverage distance did not reduce when the putty was folded in half, the 16 dBi sector has the potential to cover MUCH more area than the 16dBi omni (not a true doubling, but probably 20-30% further).
I guess I just thought that 16dBi was 16dBi and was only concerned with additional interference when using an omni vs a sector. But, your illustration tells me that not all antenna gain is created equal!!! |
