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Because a modern wifi router requires a minimum of 6 antennas. 9 is even better. This lends itself to a spider like design with just a ton of antennas sticking
by mike_d 2mo ago
Because a modern wifi router requires a minimum of 6 antennas. 9 is even better.
This lends itself to a spider like design with just a ton of antennas sticking out of a box, or a trash can with the antennas hidden inside around the outside edge.
Do you have other ideas for how to lay it out?
- MrDrMcCoy 2mo agoMy radio knowledge is not up to par, but couldn't a phased array antenna setup allow for friendlier form factors?
- nine_k 2mo agoBut usually it is a phased-array setup, or it seems to be, with a row of antennas. Another setup is circular or semicircular. I suppose it allows for a more uniform directional diagram across the entire 360°, because a straight phased array has harder time emitting sideways.
- ssl-3 2mo agoSome 3-band wifi 7 AIO routers that resemble neither spiders, nor trash cans: https://mikrotik.com/product/hap_be3_media https://mikrotik.com/product/hap_be3_media https://eero.com/shop/eero-pro-7 https://eero.com/shop/eero-pro-7 https://www.asus.com/us/networking-iot-servers/whole-home-mesh-systems/asus-zenwifi/asus-zenwifi-bt10/ https://www.asus.com/us/networking-iot-servers/whole-home-me...
- mike_d 2mo agoThe Mikrotik HAP have terrible coverage, and the other two are the hallmark trashcan design I mentioned.