[MLB-WIRELESS] Setup questions

[mw at freenet.net.au]

Hi All,

> I've noticed in "real world" settings with lowish antennas that
> omnidirectional antennas seem to perform poorly, compared to
> directional antennas with the same gain specification.  For example,
> I've consistently had worse results with (say) a 9dB omni, versus a
> 9dB directional antenna over the same path.  Not sure if this is due

That would be due to the additional noise picked up by an omni antenna.  An
omni hears noise from all directions - directional hears noise only from
one.

Cheers!

Mike.