My new WiFi adapter for the boat arrived yesterday and I am very
impressed with the early test results. It is a high power USB adapter
with provision for an external antenna, and not particularly
expensive:

http://wlanparts.com/product/NUB-362EXT

I'm using it with an 8.5 db omnidirectional antenna mounted about 25
feet above the water and fed with 30 feet of low loss coax.

The drivers installed very quickly and cleanly, and the client
software allows scanning and selection for all available access
points.

It is very significantly better than my previous best, which was a USB
Rangemax adapter mounted about 20 feet above the water.

Thanks to Glenn Ashmore who pointed out this unit in a previous post.

Thanks, Wayne.

Can you please tell us where you got the antenna, coax, and connector?
Also, do you have any idea how far this setup is working?




Wayne.B wrote:
My new WiFi adapter for the boat arrived yesterday and I am very
impressed with the early test results. It is a high power USB adapter
with provision for an external antenna, and not particularly
expensive:

http://wlanparts.com/product/NUB-362EXT

I'm using it with an 8.5 db omnidirectional antenna mounted about 25
feet above the water and fed with 30 feet of low loss coax.

The drivers installed very quickly and cleanly, and the client
software allows scanning and selection for all available access
points.

It is very significantly better than my previous best, which was a USB
Rangemax adapter mounted about 20 feet above the water.

Thanks to Glenn Ashmore who pointed out this unit in a previous post.

On 23 Jul 2006 06:49:11 -0700, "navnut" wrote:

Can you please tell us where you got the antenna, coax, and connector?
Also, do you have any idea how far this setup is working?

Yes, I got the antenna and coax at CompUSA:

http://tinyurl.com/s6vkg

and

http://tinyurl.com/owcvz

You will also need an adapter to go from an SMA connector to type N
coax, also available at CompUSA among others.

On 23 Jul 2006 06:49:11 -0700, "navnut" wrote:

Also, do you have any idea how far this setup is working?

Not yet but my old unit would easily do 1/2 mile going to a decent
(outdoor) access point over water. Based on my early testing I'd be
surprised if this one doesn't exceed that by 3x or 4x, possibly more.
I'm hitting low power, indoor access points at least 300 yards away.