The kit http://www.jefatech.com/category/a050/ $150

700' is nothing.....

An omni-directional marine type antenna (installed on the top) and a router/repeater (installed inside) create a strong signal (“hot spot”) in and out of the coach. The system was successfully tested ½ mile from the Wi-Fi point with a broadcast strength of a meager 9%. Unsecured, the system could make you the most desirable neighboring RV.

I utilize parts of this system at home and on-the-road. I would estimate that from inside my home, using only the rubber duck 4" antenna with 6' USB port line I can pick up a Wifi signal from 100 yards. I have no less than (10) Wifi signals from inside my home. From the roof of my home, I would estimate (30) Wifi signals, or more. Only (3) are unsecured and free to use out of the (10) or so from inside my home. The antenna pictured above, is fixed in place on the luggage rack. I plan to upgrade my TV antenna to a Winegard "batwing" crank-up/down antenna system, which I will affix the 2' antenna to. Then, easy directional rotating is accomplished from inside the coach. My last coach had the Winegard 'batwing' which is an outstanding antenna. I haven't paid for Internet access in almost (2) years. Anywhere in the country, I just pop-open my laptop inside my coach, and bang, signals everywhere. My kit has a 2' antenna 8.5dBi gain, Omni Directional antenna, which is supposed to pick up a 1/2 mile signal.

They sell a 65" antenna 15dBi gain, Omni Directional Antenna upgrade for $40.00 more, that is supposed to be able to pick up a 1 mile away signal.

Included in the kit is the 4" rubber duck antenna ports into the side of your laptop, and is all most people would need when you want to pick up a Wifi signal in your car from parking lots, etc. Of course it would give a signal boost used in office buildings as well from the repeater too. So, unless you want to go Wifi from your home, boat, or RV with the 2' marine-type antenna, all you need is the 4" rubber duck antenna.

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Stealing internet.... very xxxxxxxxxx of you. Guess you can't expect much more from the camper crowd.


Very sorry, please strike the "R" word from the record. In it's place, let's just use "criminal".... maybe we could inject other adjectives as well.... if anyone has suggestions for what would properly fill the space being vacated by the aforementioned "R" word, feel free to speak up.



Here's my suggestion:

INAPPROPRIATE
B.C.

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1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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Big Effing Antenna on the Router!

You shouldn't need to have to run any special software on your PC for this to work, thus nothing to download or install. Unless you get some real nonsense for hardware, that is.

I'd probably just use ethernet at the remote site, but of course you can buy a repeater for close to the same prices as an access point ethernet bridge. A repeater is one more piece to secure.

The remote site is a barn, so any wire, or any physical thing at all is immediately:

covered in dirt
driven over
chewed on
pooped on
stepped on
destroyed mysteriously...

So that is why wireless is so attractive

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1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra

I'm guessing that you have power in the barn, and it is not run through conduit? I always prefer a copper connection over an air connection, and would personally be considering how tough it would be to lay cat7 and/or coax underground to the barn. If I didn't have power out there, it would be a foregone conclusion that I would be trenching...

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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You're going to have some wires involved with a wireless repeater, but you could armor or encase them.

I'd look at a wireless repeater then. And probably a directional antenna on each side of the long link, if you want reliable operation in inclement weather. You can probably house both antennae inside the house and barn if they are highly directional.

Be careful when comparing the "gain" figures. Of course there is no real gain to be had with an antenna. The gain comes from sending the signal to a subset of sphere. Even a vertical antenna can exhibit this gain, but it's still sending and receiving to and from directions where you have no interest, and will thus generate more noise in the receiver. A yagi or dish arrangement will work the best. A dish will have a larger "footprint" for the signal, but it is only in one direction. While a yagi looks like it points at the footprint, the footprint is actually evenly split between the front and back of the antenna.