All this testing was done in only one location, so things might be slightly different in different locations. We also realize that WiFi, although it should be a science, does not seem to be one, and so many factors play in the signals that are received and the quality of those signals. Now, we aren’t scientists, and the environment is far from “controlled”, but I think you will find the results interesting. So, we decided to put the two units (AWUS036H AND AWUS036NH) next to each other and do some testing. We have been waiting for an adapter to come on the market that is as good at b/g as the AWUS036H, but with N capability also. Obviously the prospect of a better USB WiFi unit for us, especially one that also supports N, is huge news. That will be the fair testing for different chipset device.Įmail which prompted the above response from engineer with Alfa: Email is from Mark Kilty (friend and customer of Data Alliance): If compare different chipset, my suggestion is to do field, the real environment and try to see the throughtput ~ Data Alliance’s testing of these two devices side-by-side indicates that AWUS036NH has better range as indicated by its ability to reach more access points than AWUS036H: AndAWUS036NH is able to reach individual access points with stronger signal.ĪLFA ENGINEER agrees that this real-world style testing is more indicative of actual specifications than to use a tool such as NetStumbler to gauge the Receive Sensitivity: HIS EXPLANATION: NetStumber is not able to compare them equally, because NetStumber gets the sensitivity information from the device which is AWUS036H and AWUS036NH: However, AWUS036H and AWUS036NH are using different chipset ~ and different chipset vendor has different way to identify the sensitivity ~ So, if you want to test the units by using NetStumber, it is better to use same chipset model to compare ~

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