On Mar 8, 2010, at 11:18 AM, John Musbach wrote:
I'm afraid I wasn't able to parse "thinner broadcast radius". What
shape (??) results from a thinner (??) radius?
Basically, in lower power access points--like consumer Apple airport
base stations the signal is broadcast in a circular fashion around the
base station. But as the power increases, the signal becomes more and
more narrow until at the highest powers the signal is simply broadcast
in a line from the access point to the receiving end. At least that's
how I understand it.
No. Directionality is mainly a function of the antenna design, not
power.
You can get directional access points, but an Airport Base Station
connected to a cantenna will accomplish the same thing. In the OP's
case, a bridge or WAP in his daughter's trailer with a cantenna aimed
at his trailer would suffice. But then, at 75 feet she can probably
get by with just a WAP acting as a bridge device...
Higher power WAP's simply broadcast a stronger signal
omnidirectionally, if they have an omnidirectional antenna attached.
Again, you can get highly directional devices, designed to bridge long
distances with the signal, but these are point-to-point bridge
devices, not general purpose wireless access points.
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