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How much does the positioning of the phone in the car affect it's antenna effectiveness and directionality. I'm astounded that you can "bury" the phone in a pit
by lighttower 5y ago
How much does the positioning of the phone in the car affect it's antenna effectiveness and directionality. I'm astounded that you can "bury" the phone in a pit beside the gear shift with a pile of metal on top (the dashboard) and it still works.
The engineering me needs to place antennas optimally! Even though burying the phone in a pit and it still works it still irks me and I want to see it in an optimal placement where it is minimally shielded. Why don't car manufacturers have a place for the phone in the roof or something so that it gets optimal antenna placement? Yes it would be unseemly but wouldn't we get much better reception?
- frombody 5y agoThe better place to get reception would be through the charging or audio port. It's an easy way to extend the phone antenna to the whole vehicle.
- 542354234235 5y ago> Why don't car manufacturers have a place for the phone in the roof or something so that it gets optimal antenna placement? Yes it would be unseemly but wouldn't we get much better reception? Don’t you answer your own question? It would be unseemly. Phones still get signal and consumers aren’t demanding an option for optimal antenna placement. If they did install them, would consumers even notice battery savings when most people charge their phones in the car anyway? So for car manufacturers, it seems like all downsides.