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Greetings All,

Am trying to focus in on some potential issues in my network and have the following basic questions:

1) I have been told that if a radio has high xmit power ie; 100mW that it will perform better over distance. I know that the higher the power the greater the distance that the signal can cover. But how does this affect the receive side of the equation.

2) I have radios that have a receive rating of -83dB. I have done the link calculations and get a -47dB. This calculation is done with a 50mW transmitter going into a 500mW amp and a 9dB omni.

3) I get similar calculations with a 100mW transmitter going into a 500mW amp.

4) Why is the performance and connectivy better with the higher power radio, given all other factors are the same?

I am getting stumped in theory, I think.