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[image] psychodeer: But with 0.5 dBi I guess this would be difficult Why does this bother you? 0.5 dBi is an almost isotropic antenna (to be precise, 1.12 times better than an isotropic one)—that is, it radiates almost equally in all directions.

Not really. It might be an almost perfect dipole (which is the closest to isotropic antenna[*] and has gain of 2.15dBi) ... or it can be a shitty pseudo-omnidirectional antenna with radiation pattern shaped like a doughnut with warts but failing to reach gain of 4-5dBi which is usual for decent ante…

[image] mkx: Not really. It might be an almost perfect dipole... In my opinion, antenna gain is a secondary parameter for an access point (AP); first of all, the main value is the power supplied by the amplifier. Antenna gain (or radiation pattern) for AP very often does not affect the quali…

[image] aldek: In my opinion, antenna gain is a secondary parameter for an access point (AP); You are (very) incorrect modern AP's are (conducted) power and E.I.R.P limited by regulations Effectlvely, the power amplifier is very much capable of putting 200~1000mw of power in the air, but is…

To add to what @guipoletto wrote: back in time when I was working as senior radio engineer for MNO (largest in my country), we had a saying: "you can't fix with Tx power / DSP software in receiver what's by using bad antenna". But then we were working with professional gear and even mobile devices…

I do not agree with guipoletto sentiment. He is talking about textbook phisics, but in real life the situation is different, or at least, it is overstated for this case. We’re not talking about long distance outdoor links or Yagi antennas. These are indoor APs designed specifically for homes and …

The problem is the RX side, not TX side. Better antenna design means more RX sensitivity which means the weaker portable devices (phones/laptops/IoT devices/etc), which are the limiting factor in range/speed have higher SNRs at the AP. Antenna pattern matters a lot, you cannot think of it just as a …

Yes. Bigger "ears" for the weak percentage of the phone/laptop's signal that you actually get. Any radio can TX at full limits, but hearing is where it really counts. As much as I like my MikroTik gear, the consumer routers (hAP AC2/3, AX2/3) just aren't cutting it in a large percentage of our hom…

[image] sirbryan: As much as I like my MikroTik gear, the consumer routers (hAP AC2/3, AX2/3) just aren't cutting it in a large percentage of our home installations This has, sadly, been the situation for a while now. I'm sat just 2m away from my hAP ax2 at home with near line of sight. My de…

New Mikrotik Hardware showed in MWC 2026

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An image is worth a thousand words, the higher the gain, the flatter the doughnut becomes: