Need help with Atmega128RFA1 dev board

Hello all,

I bought some atmega128rfa1 dev boards from sparkfun for a sensor network project. But I recently discovered that their range is too low…around 4-5 meters and beyond that,RSSI level drops to a minimum and i dont get any packets…I am running 2 boards…one being powered using an FTDI board and another being powered using an arduino(good source of 3.3V) and the arduino is being powered from usb power bank(portable setup for testing range)…i am using the basic chat example from the hookup guide.

So am I doing something wrong here?Please help guys.

Thanks in advance

Guys,really waiting for ur reply

…really waiting for more details…

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