[FS#557] Nexx wt3020 wifi rx sensitivity low with LEDE 17.01

[LEDE Bugs]

A new Flyspray task has been opened.  Details are below. 

User who did this - Rod Egan (Greybeard) 

Attached to Project - LEDE Project
Summary - Nexx wt3020 wifi rx sensitivity low with LEDE 17.01
Task Type - Bug Report
Category - Base system
Status - Unconfirmed
Assigned To - 
Operating System - All
Severity - Medium
Priority - Very Low
Reported Version - lede-17.01
Due in Version - Undecided
Due Date - Undecided
Details - The rx sensitivity reported by a Nexx wt3020 is ~ 20dB lower than a comparable tp-link device located sided by side with the Nexx wt3020.
There have been reports of a similar problem with OpenWRT versions.

There is a ticket open with openwrt with a similar reported issue https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/20369 as well as on the openwrt forum https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=69042

lede trunk (and openwrt trunk) as of 24/2/17 also display similar poor rx sensitivity.

   

 

More information can be found at the following URL:
https://bugs.lede-project.org/index.php?do=details&task_id=557