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Hello,<br>
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So I tried to measure the reference antennas (simple dipoles). It's
kind of a disaster. With the antennas only 2ft apart:<br>
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<img src="cid:part1.04090403.04090602@bartk.us" alt=""><br>
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The received signal is pretty weak:<br>
<img src="cid:part2.03060600.04070007@bartk.us" alt=""><br>
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The marker is down 20dB from the previous measurement:<br>
<img src="cid:part3.04090504.08030503@bartk.us" alt=""><br>
I guess that pair of sectors I was using were really helping things
out. I'm also concerned about the uneven response, but that could
be multipath given the really low signal levels. Does anyone have
any experience with antenna measurement like this? I'm thinking my
next step is using the 21dBi parabolic dishes as the reference
antennas instead. Having thought about it, the high directional
gain, although it would need precise alignment to make accurate
measurements, would help with ignoring/overcoming multipath, no?
Some of those peaks and valleys might disappear. A 20dB range over
the spectrum is pretty ridiculous.<br>
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--Bart<br>
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