A high-gain antenna improves downlink to a distant municipal IoT gateway. What does that gain change at CWTS depth?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Cranking antenna gain is aiming the flashlight, not changing the color of the light. You reshape where energy goes; you do not hop the radio to a new frequency band by bolting on a directional antenna. Pattern and strength tradeoffs are the gain story.
Full Explanation
Antenna gain affects focusing and the effective signal delivered in preferred directions, with corresponding reductions elsewhere. It is not a frequency configuration control, not a security-handshake timer, and not a cabling category choice. Technicians applying a design that specifies high-gain antennas should understand pattern and link-budget implications without confusing gain for a band or channel change.