So the values aren't "bad" on the 1043nd - they're in 1/2 or 1/4dB, but there's no scalar quantity (ie, it's not in dBm.) The 1043nd calibrates down to around -95 or so, which "sounds" like it's in dBm but it isn't, and any similarity is just coincidence. It does sound like your AR9227 sees noise. can you fire up the spectral analysis stuff to plot what the NIC is seeing? (yes, the AR9287/AR9227 has spectral analysis mode, same as the AR9280, AR9285, and >= AR9300.) -adrian -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html