Why is the default wireless channel 6

A question.
Why in most home router models is the default channel set to 6 rather
than another distinct channel ?
Is it because they figured to be in the middle of the band was the
safest ?

On 9 Feb 2006 15:11:28 -0800, "(E-Mail Removed)"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Why in most home router models is the default channel set to 6 rather
>than another distinct channel ?
>Is it because they figured to be in the middle of the band was the
>safest ?

Sorta. The bandpass filters and antennas are all optimized for the
middle of the band. There isn't a huge difference between the center
of the band and the end points, with low gain antennas. However, the
high gain variety tend to be rather narrow and are often offered
pre-tuned for a specific group of channels.

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