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Re: Wireless Networks at Competitions

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Originally Posted by Nibbles View Post
Couldn't they just enclose all the robots in a Faraday cage and not worry? Actually, covering the field would be impractical, but surrounding the team pits, with two equal size foil walls on each side, connected together, that would work (kinda)...
Sounds expensive, but anyway...

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Originally Posted by Nibbles View Post
N also supports 5Ghz according to the standard, but idk if it requires special configuration, or if devices even support the channel, some types of antennas have to be built differently for different frequencies.
Yes, N can also be configured to run on the 5ghz band. However, as time goes on, more and more devices will likely start using 802.11n, whereas 802.11a is probably not prone to nearly as much expansion (and interference)