If you lay an oni antenna horizontally, can you cover area below it that would otherwise be blind?
I have a wifi antenna that is upstairs and has god coverage except downstairs there is blind spot below it. The floors are only chipboard so the signal isnt blocked, I think its just the field of coverage of the antenna.
Looking at diagrams of the field of coverage, it looks like if i lay the antenna on floor, on horizontal instead of vertical plane, then it would have better coverage downstairs, is that correct?
Or any suggestions best way to get signal from upstairs to downstairs (no power points downstairs) .
One Response
Sage
11 Jul 2010
Yes, indeed, lay it on its side. Antenna design is a subtle and interesting field; different shapes have different broadcast and reception features. One thing that is always assumed, more or less, is that you will not be standing under the antenna. Therefore, that area is not covered. Laying one on its side would do the trick. I might say you should get the cheapest antenna available if you are going to lay it down, though, because you pay extra for fancy geometry and you are not going to use it.