---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 10/22/21: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:01 AM - Re: WIFI Cable And Antenna (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 2. 08:32 AM - Re: WIFI Cable And Antenna (Allan Chong) 3. 12:24 PM - Re: Re: WIFI Cable And Antenna (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:01:59 AM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: WIFI Cable And Antenna At 01:19 PM 10/21/2021, you wrote: >Greetings,=C2 > >I have a Wi-Fi router in my hanger and it works throughout the hangar >however outside it is a bit limited and I can only imagine that it >is because of the steel walls. agreed > > >What I would like to do is to get a coaxial cable and run it from the second >antenna jack of the router and run the cable to the outside of the building >and install a router antenna. Here's a cheap experiment with a high order probability for success: https://tinyurl.com/4jffpbd3 There are numerous examples of this type of antenna. Magnet mount(I presume you have steel roof too). 5' cable built in. Note connector style. There are 4 variations on a theme for SMA connectors. It's likely that this antenna will mate with one of the jacks on your router but not a 100% bet. You might search around eBay for one that DOES mate . . . or get an adapter. This is not a free lunch endeavor. Energy that USED to circulate around the interior will be approximately halved. One half being conducted outside. Radiation patterns are a toss up too. But the outside performance WILL be improved. Bob . . . Un impeachable logic: George Carlin asked, "If black boxes survive crashes, why don't they make the whole airplane out of that stuff?" ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:32:17 AM PST US From: Allan Chong Subject: AeroElectric-List: Re: WIFI Cable And Antenna It's a lot easier to run an Ethernet cable outside than getting the right coax cable and crimp ends for the antennae. You can locate another wifi access point outside. Just make sure to get one that is outdoor rated or put it under the eaves ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:24:28 PM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Re: WIFI Cable And Antenna At 10:31 AM 10/22/2021, you wrote: >It's a lot easier to run an Ethernet cable >outside than getting the right coax cable and crimp ends for the antennae. =C2 =C2 > >You can locate another wifi access point >outside.=C2 Just make sure to get one that is >outdoor rated or put it under the eaves Finding one that stands up to the outdoor elements is problematic. You usually have to settle for a plain vanilla device and put it in an rf transparent enclosure (wood or plastic) with perhaps a little fan for venting/cooling. Then you need to bring both power and cat6 cable out to the router's location. The antenna cited comes with coax and connector already crimped on. There are antennas offered with longer cables . . . but tiny cables at those frequencies are not friendly to power stream swimming to the far end of the cable. Bob . . . Un impeachable logic: George Carlin asked, "If black boxes survive crashes, why don't they make the whole airplane out of that stuff?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message aeroelectric-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/AeroElectric-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/aeroelectric-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/aeroelectric-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.