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bwsaloum · 08-06-2002

Q: What about adding multiple antennae? An you run two omni's in tandem, or would the additional impedance screw up both?

A: Directly connecting two antennae into one lead will cause impedience problems. You'd need a splitter/combiner or switch for it to work right. That adds loss to the system, so you'd probably not gain too much.

NOTE: Since this was first answered, some reasonable cost and low loss splitter/combiners have appeared on the 2.4GHz consumer market. Links will be added here as time permints.

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Answered by Thorn

08-06-2002	#5 (permalink)
bwsaloum Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ohio - The armpit of it all Posts: 138	Multiple Antennae Q: What about adding multiple antennae? An you run two omni's in tandem, or would the additional impedance screw up both? A: Directly connecting two antennae into one lead will cause impedience problems. You'd need a splitter/combiner or switch for it to work right. That adds loss to the system, so you'd probably not gain too much. NOTE: Since this was first answered, some reasonable cost and low loss splitter/combiners have appeared on the 2.4GHz consumer market. Links will be added here as time permints. Asked by bwsaloum Answered by Thorn __________________ BWS Technology is NO PLACE FOR WHIMPS Last edited by Thorn : 02-13-2003 at 08:05 AM.