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Originally Posted by bcg123
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3) The construction of my building (which is brick, at least on the outside) is blocking the signal somehow. But since the antenna is not going through the building, that shouldn't matter (it's going directly through the window, and I am in an outside unit). Solution: not sure here, either. Maybe putting an antenna on my balcony would help? But in that case it wouldn't be pointed the right direction, and it would be lower in elevation than the antenna on my south-facing window.
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With rare exception, brick play a minor to no role in the structure of brick buildings. Brick is almost exclusively used for siding. Loads are borne by beams of wood, aluminum, or steel. Wood is common in single-family dwellings. Steel is common in commercial buildings. In many modern buildings, aluminum is used in place of both wood and steel. If your building's structure is metal, then its windows are framed in metal.
The upshot is that is is simply not true that multi-path shouldn't matter because your antenna is going directly through the window. The fact is that signals are reflecting off your window frame and other metal structural elements in your apartment. If your antenna is not sufficiently directional, then multi-path signals may matter a great deal.