..Or "How far can my wireless router reach?"
I used to design indoor wireless coverage systems for mobile operators, and I get asked this question a LOT. The answer was always "It can't be known until you have all the parameters".
My goal here is to introduce the basics of radio waves propagation in plain English, I will be skipping many concepts for the sake of simplicity. They will be covered in an exhaustive article in the future...
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Now that you know the factors, let's see how does each factor affect the signal strength.
In case you're wondering, I made these infographics using piktochart
thank you
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