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Post subject: Scatter interference

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:27 am

Captain

Joined: Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:26 am
Posts: 6

If I want to erect an antenna close to a carport (metal roof), will I get scatter interference from the roof of the carport? How can I determine if this will be a problem?

heylal

Post subject: Re: Scatter interference

Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:59 am

Lieutenant

Joined: Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:50 am
Posts: 1

Hi there,

You have to supply some more details:
- Antenna type and gain
- size of the surface
- position of the antenna on the surface

For example if you are talking about a sattelite dish (high directivity) that is pointing to the sky you won't have a problem.
On the other an antenna that has low directivity would interact much more with it's surrounding.

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Posted 11/12/2012