XPost: alt.home.repair, sci.electronics.repair   
   From: _arlen.george@halder.edu   
      
   On Mon, 21 Oct 2019 22:40:06 +0100, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
      
   > As I said, it wouldn't have occurred to me, in a fixed point-to-point   
   > situation as described, to do other than use a high gain aerial at   
   > _both_ ends. And I get the impression that pjp is in a _very_ quiet   
   > area!   
      
   Hi JP Gilliver,   
   I did NOT run the math (I generally just test stuff out in practice),   
   but I wanted to mention something when you noted the "cantenna" stuff we   
   all played with many years ago (yes, me too, before I knew what I know   
   now).   
      
   If anyone is contemplating extending the range of their Wi-Fi router, one   
   of the _easiest_ ways to get up to the legal limit allowed by the FCC, is   
   simply to plug this spare $100 PowerBeam horn into the back of the router.   
       
      
   Voila! Instant range.   
   o In seconds, you now have a powerful omni access point at your router   
      
   Way better than any "cantenna" will ever be   
   o Simply by plugging in the horn to the back of your router   
      
   It doesn't even need to be a "WiFi router" in fact   
   o It could just be a switch!   
      
   It's really that easy to vastly extend the range of your home WiFi.   
      
   The point is that, after having futzed with all those "cantenna" ideas, and   
   after having bought plenty of those consumer-grade WiFi extenders over the   
   years, my advice is to simply plug one of those horns into your router.   
      
   Or, you can plug the horn into the laptop.   
   o Or, both.   
      
   I don't know what range is possible under ideal conditions   
   o But I've asked Dan Purgert to purposefully helpfully suggest what he   
   thinks is possible under those two (actually three) conditions:   
      
   a. The PowerBeam horn plugged into the router RJ45 (legal setup)   
   b. The PowerBeam horn plugged into the laptop RJ45 (legal setup)   
   c. The PowerBeam horn plugged into both the router & the laptop   
      
   Whatever range under ideal conditions that Dan Purgert assesses   
   o I would say are easily doable by ANYONE on this newsgroup who needs it   
      
   I suspect the Wi-Fi range under ideal conditions will be measured in miles   
   o But I will defer to Dan Purgert's greater knowledge in that area   
      
   --   
   You will likely be astounded at what range you obtain with this setup.   
      
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