Another issue may be detuning of the antenna. Many panel antennas if placed close to a window may detune and give poor performance. You could figure out if this is the problem by moving the antenna several inches away from the glass.
Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Radabaugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 12:03 PM Subject: Re: [smartBridges] kinda ot: glass dB loss > > > > What's the dB loss going through a glass window? > > > > I've got a guy with his 13dB in his upstairs window telling me that my > > service is kinda flaky. Ha! *sigh* > > > > Also, if his window isn't at a direct right-angle to the wave propogation, > > will there be additional reflection loss? For example, will you get more > > signal if you're in this scenario: > > > > AP glass antenna > > [] | [] > > (glass and antenna are both perpendicular to wave path) > > > > vs > > > > [] / [] > > (antenna is perpendicular to wave path, but glass is at an angle) > > > > Tim Foster > > www.AledoBroadBand.com > > Aledo's only high-speed ISP > > > > All over the map on loss - metallized windows are about perfect reflectors. > Some of the energy saving windows are pretty opaque to RF signals. > > Plain glass is very low in terms of absorbing RF signals. > > Mark > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://198.63.203.6
