Subj : Re: More on wifi range - Pi PICO W Oil level sensor To : All From : The Natural Philosopher Date : Tue Dec 09 2025 19:17:57 On 09/12/2025 19:14, Rich wrote: > In comp.os.linux.misc The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> On 09/12/2025 11:57, Andy Burns wrote: >>> The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>> >>>> might be dependent on where I parked the car >>> >>> Monitoring within the appliance bays of multiple fire stations, >>> certainly shows signal levels exhibiting high and low levels depending >>> whether the truck is in or out ... >>> >> Umm. Well now the rain has gone and the wind died down a little I am >> getting +6dB better signal. I could move the car... >> >> I'll park that one (sic") till I use the car again, then I'll move it ... > > Water greatly absorbs 2.4Ghz signals, so it is not surprising you see > stronger signals once the extra "water" is no longer in the signal > path. I knew that theoretically, but it was interesting to see it playing out in practice... Also the difference waving foliage made... -- "What do you think about Gay Marriage?" "I don't." "Don't what?" "Think about Gay Marriage." --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2 * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10) .