2.4GHz Antenna Gain vs. Range Table

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Tim Higgins

This information originally appeared at:
http://www.orinocowireless.com/upload/documents/Ranges.htm

Ranges are based on ideal outdoor conditions and using standard Lucent Technologies accessories. The distances referenced here are approximations and should be used for estimation purposes only.

Distance in FCC and unregulated countries

Antenna
Gain

Data Rate

24 dBi

14 dBi

12 dBi

10 dBi

7 dBi

24 dBi

Low speed

26.2 km

16.2 mi

19.0 km

11.8 mi

17.3 km

10.7 mi

15.8 km

9.8 mi

14.1 km

8.8 mi

Std speed

24.5 km

15.2 mi

16.9 km

10.5 mi

15.4 km

9.6 mi

14.1 km

8.8 mi

12.0 km

7.5 mi

Med. speed

21.8 km

13.5 mi

14.4 km

8.9 mi

13.1 km

8.1 mi

12.0 km

7.5 mi

10.2 km

6.3 mi

High speed

19.4 km

12.0 mi

12.8 km

8.0 mi

11.2 km

7.0 mi

10.2 km

6.3 mi

8.7 km

5.4 mi

14 dBi

Low speed

19 km

11.8 mi

12.0 km

7.5 mi

10.9 km

6.8 mi

9.5 km

5.9 mi

8.1 km

5.0 mi

Std speed

16.9 km

10.5 mi

10.2 km

6.3 mi

9.3 km

5.8 mi

8.1 km

5.0 mi

6.6 km

4.1 mi

Med. speed

14.4 km

8.9 mi

8.7 km

5.4 mi

7.6 km

4.7 mi

6.6 km

4.1 mi

5.5 km

3.4 mi

High speed

12.8 km

8.0 mi

7.1 km

4.4 mi

6.1 km

3.8 mi

5.5 km

3.4 mi

4.0 km

2.5 mi

Distance in ETSI and FR regulated countries

Antenna
Gain

Data rate

14 dBi

12 dBi

10 dBi

7 dBi

14 dBi

1 Mb/s

7.0 km

4.3 mi

6.9 km

4.3 mi

5.5 km

3.4 mi

4.0 km

2.5 mi

2 Mb/s

5.0 km

3.1 mi

4.9 km

3.0 mi

4.0 km

2.5 mi

2.7 km

1.7 mi

5.5 Mb/s

3.5 km

2.2 mi

3.5 km

2.2 mi

2.7 km

1.7 mi

1.9 km

1.2 mi

11 Mb/s

2.5 km

1.6 mi

2.5 km

1.6 mi

2.0 km

1.2 mi

1.4 km

0.9 mi

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