[MLB-WIRELESS] Cheap Waveguide antenna for Access Points

Jason Hecker jason at air.net.au
Sat Feb 2 14:36:51 EST 2002


> > If there is a helical at one end and say an omni at the other would this
> > present any problems?
>
>Yes, cross-polarisation (transmitting vertical or horizontal and
>receiving in the opposite) has significant loss, in theory.
>I think 30 dB is the rule of thumb.

Yeah, but WRT helicals and omnis, there is only a 3dB loss in the link 
budget.  Helicals see vertical an horizontal polarisation equally well.


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