NETGEAR asked us to position the outer two antennas at 45° for the retest; their recommended position.
Would have been a great occasion to also test at 0° and compare results thus we would know if their recommended position makes any difference. First, not sure every company specify recommended antennas position, second, not everyone read the manual so most poeple go with their own version of what they think are the best positions with scientific reasonning, other just going random.
Myself I would believe different positions helps throwing waves in every directions but now with the beam forming tech on some routers it is well possible that one antenna is the driven element and a second antenna will serve as a reflector thus I would believe both would need to be in identical position for optimal result.
Would have been a great occasion to also test at 0° and compare results thus we would know if their recommended position makes any difference. First, not sure every company specify recommended antennas position, second, not everyone read the manual so most poeple go with their own version of what they think are the best positions with scientific reasonning, other just going random.
Myself I would believe different positions helps throwing waves in every directions but now with the beam forming tech on some routers it is well possible that one antenna is the driven element and a second antenna will serve as a reflector thus I would believe both would need to be in identical position for optimal result.
