[Antennas] wifi yagi and wifi repeater/booster

Robert Moses rhmoses at earthlink.net
Fri Jan 2 16:41:18 EST 2015


There is a bit more than hooking up an antenna to a router for a
microwave link. The gateway router must also be reprogrammed as a
wireless access point rather than as a router. That is the real secret
to making the whole thing work.

On 01/01/2015 12:49 PM, David wrote:
> Brian, Happy New Year!
>
> Well, I have already come across a lot of info on the web...butneed to ask
> specific questions intead of buying something that may not work.
>
> Here is a site where you can jump off to many, many other sites:
> http://www.thefind.com/electronics/browse-18dbi-yagi-antenna
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, January 1, 2015 6:53 am, Brian Harris wrote:
> ** Please share your findings as I have a similar need and I'm sure others
> do as well. In my case I need to point to my house, which will have the
> router, from my father's house, which is about 600' away, and maybe from
> my ham shack, which is 150' from house if the CAT5 line I'll install
> doesn't work well.  I think no electronics will be required but rather
> just well pointed yagis at each end.   Thank you.
> **
> ** Sent from my iPhone
> **
> ** On Dec 31, 2014, at 9:34 PM, "David" <iam at pmug.org> wrote:
> **
> **> I am trying to get Ham radio and mobile Ham radio and internet working
> **> together
> **>
> **> One product I find is this:
> **>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/WIRELESS-N-G-WIFI-EXTENDER-LONG-RANGE-REPEATER-WITH-IN-OR-OUTDOOR-ANTENNA-KIT-/201234986351
> **>
> **> Has anyone solved this problem:
> **> Connecting a 2.4GHz Yagi to a router via coax from the antenna to
> **> therouter/repeater with like an rp-sma connector in order to get on the
> **> internet from their vehicle.
> **>
> **> I want to be able to shoot to a wifi provider and provide a "hot spot" at
> **> my mobile location for many users to use.
> **>
> **> --Any ideas?
> **>
> **> --Maybe actual equipments that you have used together to do this or
> **> something like this?
> **>
> **> --Things I haven't thought of?
> **>
> **> Thanks!
> **> David
> **>
> **> --
> **> David B.
> **> W7DBH - Mobile/Portable Only...
> **>
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