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bwsaloum · 08-06-2002

Q: Please excuse my ignorance, but this diagram (which is a pretty good explaination) makes the assumption that the antennae are stationary, correct?

Reason I ask, if I were to mount a big (and presumably flat) omni on my jeep, I'd be able to catch AP's further out, on either side of my vehicle.

A: The antenna doesn't have to be stationary. It applies to mobiles as well. (The physics stays the same.) So yes, adding the higher gain omni will cut a wider swath as you wardrive. Just remember, you may see less APs that are above (or below) street level, because of the flatter pattern.

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Answered by Thorn

08-06-2002	#4 (permalink)
bwsaloum Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ohio - The armpit of it all Posts: 138	Re: Omnidirectional Patterns and dB Q: Please excuse my ignorance, but this diagram (which is a pretty good explaination) makes the assumption that the antennae are stationary, correct? Reason I ask, if I were to mount a big (and presumably flat) omni on my jeep, I'd be able to catch AP's further out, on either side of my vehicle. A: The antenna doesn't have to be stationary. It applies to mobiles as well. (The physics stays the same.) So yes, adding the higher gain omni will cut a wider swath as you wardrive. Just remember, you may see less APs that are above (or below) street level, because of the flatter pattern. Asked by bwsaloum Answered by Thorn __________________ BWS Technology is NO PLACE FOR WHIMPS Last edited by Thorn : 02-13-2003 at 07:44 AM.