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Koos
 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.

Heylal

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Posted  11/12/2012