1. A method comprising: receiving a respective signal in each of a plurality of receive chains of a receiver of a wireless network, the received signals potentially corresponding to a wireless transmission of a packet from a transmitting station of the wireless network, the packet having a preamble and a data part; calculating a plurality of start of packet (SOP) indicators, each for one or more of the receive chains; determining one or more linear combinations of respective pluralities of the calculated SOP indicators to form one or more combined SOP indicators; comparing each of a plurality of SOP indicators or combined SOP indicators, including at least one of the combined SOP indicators to a respective threshold to form one or more respective SOP events; and in the case there is more than one SOP event, determining a logic function of the SOP events to form a SOP decision event.