Questions tagged [wifi]
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Wifi passive repeater (antenna to antenna connection)
I have two buildings. Building A has wifi (2.4GHz) infrastructure, Building B doesn't. One side of building B can pick up the wifi signal from building A. I want to passively extend the signal through ...
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Can tropospheric scatter effect be used by 802.11 links?
What are the lowest EIRP and antenna gain requirements that make possible use of troposcatter at the distances of 100 to 150 kilometers assuming conventional WiFi (6 Mbit/s data rate with OFDM/BPSK ...
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What is the average fade margin required for proper operation at 2.4 GHz?
I have two radios. Sensitivity is -84 dBm and transmitting EIRP is +30 dBm. How much distance should I expect?
I want it to be somewhere near about 2-3 km. Is it possible?
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How far can a 2.4 GHz, 1 watt signal go in a rural area?
What's the approximate range achievable by a 2.4 GHz signal of 1 watt in semi-urban areas? I can see 2 km from our rooftop. Will a 2.4 GHz signal go that far, i.e. if I send WiFi signals from our ...
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My radio in the garage is temporarily shutting down the wifi when I key up
I have a Yaesu FT-101EE, D-104 Mike, MFJ-929 Antenna Tuner, 80-10 OCF Dipole Antenna with a MFJ balun.
When ever I key up for more than a few seconds, the wifi network goes down for a couple of ...
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maximum distance omnidirectional antenna
I want to know this omnidirectional antenna's maximum distance:
gain 15 dBi
frequency 2400 GHz
power 50 watts
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Can I build a mini passive repeater to improve my WIFI reception at home?
The problem
There's a concrete wall between my computer and my router (Linksys E900) which affects my WIFI reception pretty harshly, computer receives signal is at -65 dBm, at this rate i get around ...
