[Battlemesh] Custom Dual AP antenna setup for one router antenna plug

[Huub Schuurmans]

Op 9/19/13 11:30 PM, cmsv schreef:
> I have searched about this kind of idea before but did not find any
> relevant information so i though, maybe someone here tried it.
> 

We have some antenna-splitters in operation, but you loose quite some
signal.
Here is a picture of such a splitter in a church tower:
http://www.wirelessleiden.nl/album/index.php/CNodeCeTIM/Renovatie_mei_2010/img_1363
Sometimes an omni antenna cannot be used, but in general we strongly
prefer to use individual accesspoints / antennas.

One of our volunteers tried this setup:
http://www.wirelessleiden.nl/album/index.php/hardware/antennes/greyhoundantennas/GREYH46
some years ago, I have no idea of the performance.

Huub

> Here is the idea:
> 1 router with one physical antenna or configured to use just one antenna
> .(lets say the one from the side)
> 
> Then with an sma-rp plug spliter will get 2 sectorial or directional
> antennas pluged
> 
> like this.
> http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTEwWDUxMA==/z/9D0AAOxybetR-RJD/$T2eC16NHJGoFFveIgfsVBR-RJDZTHw~~60_3.JPG
> 
> The point is to use 2 physical antennas connected to one router antenna
> plug.
> 
> These 2 antennas would be pointed in opposite directions. For example:
> North and south.
> 
> In theory this would avoid to use 2 router setups and also the use of
> omni antennas
> 
> Has anyone tried something like this or has any idea of the outcome in
> terms of this setup actually work properly ?
> Any feedback is welcome.
> 
> 
> 
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