Re: [Madwifi-users] Signal Strength Issue
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From: Jim T. <ji...@ne...> - 2004-12-02 22:22:37
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On Dec 2, 2004, at 12:12 PM, Quantum Scientific wrote: > On Thursday 02 December 2004 15:53, Jim Thompson wrote: >> There is such a thing as too close, ya know. (He says, with a 1W tx >> power Atheros-based AP >> sitting 5" from his left elbow...) > > Hope you're not planning on any more kids!! Well, no, but I'm not that worried about it at the current duty-cycle anyway. > Hey, what kind of amp is that, anyway? Its on the board (and yes, before you ask, its FCC-compliant) Running OFDM through the kind of PA that 'senses' the RF signal is fraught with issues, (you have perhaps 12ns to get the amp up and stable) and the external amps cost an arm-and-a-leg anyway, especially considering that this AP has a 1W transmit PA on both the 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz radios. Jim |