On 09/19/2014 07:24 PM, Doug wrote: /snip/ *********************************************************************************** I'm replying to myself! One other thing has occurred to me: With _any_ external wi-fi plug-in, you can remote the plug-in to a better location (which you find by trial) simply by getting a male-to-female usb cable and connecting the adapter thru the cable. A better location will probably be somewhere up above all the clutter around your work-station. Try it up about head-height or higher, on a little bracket or shelf on the wall. ************************************************************************************ (Original message follows.) > First: Higher power does NOT increase noise in the signal. It just increases the amount of > radio frequency energy in the general area, which may be "noise" to some _other_ piece of equipment. > > A previous post recommended http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704045. > The antenna in the previous post has a _detachable_ external antenna. Surely that antenna will > have a "reverse polarity" connector, but there are adapters for those things. There are two > advantages for a detachable antenna with a connector on it: > 1. You can connect a cable between the adapter and the antenna, and put the antenna is a > more favorable location, and, > 2. After you connect the cable to the adapter, you can look for an antenna with a higher gain. > That will probably make the effective radiated power exceed legal limits, but it _will_ provide > greater range. > > The antenna recommended in this post (above) is actually two antennas, both apparently connected > to the dongle without connectors, but that's not certain. The advantage of two antennas, is what is > called "diversity." The reason that diversity is advantageous is that in any environment > with reflecting surfaces--like the room where your computer is located-- > the reflections of the RF signal will cause spots with higher field strength and spots with lower. > The use of two antennas is intended to put at least one of them in a spot with higher signal strength. > (This frequently works, but not always.) > > I hope this discussion has made some of the possibilities more clear. > > --Doug, retired RF engineer. > -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
