Advice Needed - WIFI Extender

what are yall gonna use this fer? distance? atmospheric conditions in yer AO? terrain?

Wi-Fi 5 runs at 5GHz

Wi-Fi 6 will run at up to 7GHz

some devices will go up to 60GHz

 

yep

the gud routers cost a lot of $

 

distance? atmospheric conditions in yer AO? terrain?

do ya have AC power with a UPS at the receiving location? is the equipment indoors or outdoors?

 

should be able to cover that distance with pringles cans

YMMV

 

First thing to check is the Connectots that you will be needing to mate up.... SMA comes in two Genders,, as well as two Types... There are the Standard Male, and Female, Genders, and then there are the “ Reverse SMA Type Connectots, both Male and Female. The FCC Requires that ALL Part15 Devices be designed with the NON-Standard Reverse SMA Connectors so that Higher Gain Antennas can NOT easily be substituted for the OEM Factory Antennas. All Wifi Devices imported into the USA are Type Accepted under the PART15 Regulations.. This being said, Reverse SMA Connectors can be had from Connector Supply Houses... It is easier to find them now, than it was a few years ago, but you likely will NOT find them at your local Radio Shack. Second, 200 ft is just about the limit for standard WiFi @ 2.4Ghz using built-in Antennas, assuming a LOS Path, and standard 100milliwatt Transmitters. If you can find one of the Old Buffalo WiFi Access Points that are labeled “ HP” grab it and load the “DRT” Firmware into it. This gets you a 1 Watt WiFi Access Point with a Reverse SMA Antenna Connector... I used a pair of these, with 12db Pannel Antennas, on a link from my Home Network, 2 miles down to my Beach Cabin,... That link ran at 20Mbs Full Duplex, on a LOS Path all over water... I will be looking at designing a New Link, to our New Place, this next summer, as it is about the same Distance, but NOT LOS... Lots of Big Trees, and other Terrain in between. so it will be interesting to see iif it will be possible to do something at all...

 

Yup, that works...