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On 2025-12-12 12:28, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 11/12/2025 21:18, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>
>> Two ideas.
>>
>> Some routers can steer the signal horizontally; the technology is 
>> called "MIMO" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIMO). You notice because 
>> the router has multiple antenas, maybe four.
>>
>> Then you can replace the antena on the router
> 
> What antenna on the router?
> 
> It's just a wifi bridge with an internal something or other.

Ah, pity. Many AP have external antenas that are screwed on a socket.

> 
> https://www.netxl.com/wifi-access-points/mikrotik-routerboard- 
> rb951ui-2nd-wifi-4-access-point/
> 
> Its actually very very cheap and has been 'good enough'

Barely :-)

> 
> 
>  ÿ> or the remote with a
>> directional WiFi antena. 
> 
> That gets complicated. I am trying easy shit first :-)
> 
> P Pico W doesn't have an 'antenna' either. Just some PCB traces.

Yeah, well.

> 
>> Home made with a box of Pringles. just google for "pringles wifi 
>> antenna". I made one and it actually works. But maybe they are sold, too.
> 
> Everything is possible. I am lazy. I do what is necessary to achieve 
> desired result and no more.
> 
> For now I seem to have adequate connectivity.

Of course, that is enough.


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES??, EU??;

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