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Section 5
External Antenna Guidelines
Introduction
5 This section provides guidelines about using an external antenna with OMEGA. If you will not be using an external antenna, you can skip this section
General Guidelines
The following guidelines provide general topics about using an external antenna with your OMEGA.
High Voltage Areas
To avoid any damage, serious injury, or possible death, never install an antenna near
RF Signal
Antennas cannot amplify an
Gain
An antenna’s gain is one of its identifying characteristics. Terms such as unity gain, 3dB gain, and 9dB gain are common. The amount of gain of an antenna is based on that of a true omni- directional antenna. This type of antenna radiates the transmitted signal in all directions. If the radiated power were visible, it would resemble a sphere encompassing the antenna.
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