Table 2 Gains of various antennas
From: The Village Telco project: a reliable and practical wireless mesh telephony infrastructure
Antenna | Rx level (dBm) | Gain (dBi) |
|---|---|---|
15 dB Grid antenna | -24 | 14 |
Wire (two loop) bi-quad with reflector | -26 | 12 |
8 dB Superpass | -30 | 8 |
Wire (two loop) bi-quad | -34 | 4 |
Wire (one loop) bi-quad | -35 | 3 |
Wire mono-pole | -36 | 2 |
17 mm PCB mono-pole | -36 | 2 |
20 mm PCB mono-pole | -36 | 2 |
Commercial router antennas | -36 | 2 |
72 mm PCB bi-quad dual loop | -40 | -2 |