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Painting AP-ANT-45 - has anyone measured loss when painting APs or antennas?

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  • 1.  Painting AP-ANT-45 - has anyone measured loss when painting APs or antennas?

    Posted Jun 07, 2021 10:41 AM

    Hi,

    I've seen KBs and discussions here that it's OK to use primer and top coat spray paint to let antennas and outdoor APs hide. 

    What I wonder is has anyone tried this on an AP-ANT-45 (used with a AP-514 in my case), and have they done "before and after" tests to see how many dB is lost in the painting?

    I can throw an extra dB or so in my wireless calculators for this site, but I wonder if anyone has any real data on what a light spray of primer and top coat latex would do to the signal.

    Thanks,

    Ambi



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  • 2.  RE: Painting AP-ANT-45 - has anyone measured loss when painting APs or antennas?

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Jun 08, 2021 06:04 AM
    As far as I know, the attenuation of paint on an antenna is neglectable. As long as you stick to non-metallic paints.

    Possibly others have actually measured it, I would estimate this effect too marginally to effectively measure.

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