Reference Test Data
The various antennas presented above were characterized for variation in data rate and RSSI over increasing distance. All tests were
conducted in an open air environment and in each case the client was moved away from the AP along a straight line in the direction of
its strongest radiation (center).
Note that this is only meant to be a reference of how each antenna’s throughput and RSSI tail off relative to the others. This is not meant
to be indicative of the absolute throughput since that would depend on many factors including the specific access point or array used.
2.4GHz RATE vs. RANGE
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
1,100
1,200
1,300
1,400
1,500
1,600
1,700
1,800
1,900
2,000
Thr
oughput (Mbps)
Distance (ft)
30
60
90
Omni
2.4GHz RSSI
-30
-35
-40
-45
-50
-55
-60
-65
-70
-75
-80
-85
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
1,100
1,200
1,300
1,400
1,500
1,600
1,700
1,800
1,900
2,000
Signal Str
engt
h (RSSI)
Distance (ft)
30
60
90
Omni
5GHz RATE vs. RANGE
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
1,100
1,200
1,300
1,400
1,500
1,600
1,700
1,800
1,900
2,000
Thr
oughput (Mbps)
Distance (ft)
30
60
90
Omni
5GHz RSSI
-40
-45
-50
-55
-60
-65
-70
-75
-80
-85
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
1,100
1,200
1,300
1,400
1,500
1,600
1,700
1,800
1,900
2,000
Signal Str
engt
h (RSSI)
Distance (ft)
30
60
90
Omni
Note: the Omnidirectional antenna used in these tests is the ANT-OMNI-2x2-02 not the Rubber Duck Antenna.
