identifying how many access points are available in an area is to take a quick look
at how many you can see on your smartphone. The more access points, the higher
the interference potential.
2.
If you have identified that you are operating in a congested 2.4Ghz environment,
you’ll then want to consider how these interferers will impact the RØDELink’s
performance. As a general rule, 3 access points, being heavily used in the same
area will cause the 2.4GHz frequency band to be used up and you will see a large
reduction in range performance of the RØDELink system. However, distance
between the interferers and the RØDELink system can help this. For optimum
RØDELink performance you should aim to keep the distance between your
transmitter (Tx) and receiver (Rx) to less than the distance between any
interfering device and the transmitter or receiver.
3.
Wherever possible, you will want to keep your Transmitter (Tx) and Receiver
(Rx) in direct line of sight. This means that there are no objects at all between the
two. Understandably the transmitter (Tx) may at times need to be hidden
depending on the scenario you are using it in, however the RØDELink’s range
can be further optimised by ensuring there is nothing impeding the signal
transmission.
4.
The orientation of the antenna in your RØDELink kit during operation will also
help optimise the systems performance. The Rx-CAM will be oriented correctly if
mounted via the cold shoe mount which it ships with as standard. If the shoe is
not being used you should aim to have the bottom of the receiver (opposite side to
the screen) pointing towards the transmitter.
