[MLB-WIRELESS] RF noise reduction

[Matt]

Just a thought I was having the other day,
standard bit here about noise increasing over time as more people take up 
wireless....
Instead of trying to get around this by getting a higher gain antenna 
(which then creates noise further away for someone else) if I can get a 
link up with an 8db omni, the link is say East of me, am I going to screw 
up my reception if I surround the north/south/west sides of the antenna 
with something RF absorbing (I'm thinking a plastic of some sort). Perhaps 
this could be used to reduce the received as well as transmitted noise and 
help make an antenna more directional without increasing the gain.

I know you'd be covering a smaller area but if it worked then it would be 
possible to put an extra device in and use the same frequency (useful for 
sites with good LOS and multiple links).

I'm wondering if it would screw up the cards (can't really see any hassles 
if its absorbing and not reflecting the signal), or if by removing part of 
the  radiation pattern the rest of the pattern would get messed up as well.

Anyone got tips?

Matt


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