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Old 09-08-2004   #4 (permalink)
Thorn
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Originally Posted by black02ep3
"Normalize" as in, some sort of algorithm that will cause two sets of signal-strength and signal-noise-ratio to end up (nearly) the same

h(ss1, snr1)~=h(ss2, snr2)

In essense, if I get different signal-strengths at the same place, I want to have some way that tells me that even though they differ a little bit, they are really the same, through either the application of signal-noise-ratio or any other ideas.
The mean Signal is probably the best then.

Signals (and Noise) always fluxuate to a certain extent, due to a number of different influences.

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Originally Posted by black02ep3
As to "how" I want to use SNR, I really am not sure. That's the whole problem: it's there for a reason, I believe, so how do I use it? Use it as part of some calculation? Use it to determine whether to discard a signal-strength reading?
S - N = SNR

Unless your a RF engineer, Ham, or some other "freq geek" it's probably not going to mean too much to you.

Typiclally you want a SNR to be about 10dBm or better to ensure a clear signal.
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