[TriLUG] WiFi quality monitoring

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

On Thu, 14 Aug 2014, Igor Partola wrote:

> "This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below,
> and having a maximum gain of 5 dBi. Antennas not included in this list or
> having a gain greater than 3 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this
> device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms."

this is legal limitations, not technical limitations. Wifi boxes are legally 
only allowed to transmit 50mW. Yours is 500mW. It's illegal (so is speeding 
and opening up the cases of your equipment).

> So I put 9dBi antennas on this thing, while the device is designed to not
> go over 5 dBi and the stock antennas are 2 dBi at 2.4 GHz and 3 dBi at 5
> GHz (listed below in the manual). So perhaps switching antennas back to the
> stock ones would solve it too.

Putting a 9dBi antenna is only making it more illegal

Joe

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