[Tinyos-help] Antenna gain on tmote

[Matt Thompson]

I have only had a max distance of 100 feet outdoor line of sight :(

-Matt

Chang Li wrote:
> What is the maximum distance between two motes who can communicate 
> outside by your chip antenna?
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does anyone know the dBi gain of the PCB antenna on the tmote sky 
>> modules??  We have layed out a board with fractus 1dBi gain antennas, 
>> and we're not getting close to the range of the tmote antennas.  
>> Trying to figure out if this is due to lack of gain, or other 
>> design/manufacturing issues (unmatched impedance).
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Matt
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