Guys I have a DLink 713P 80211B wireless router and it has 2 stub antennas on it. I want to buy something like this antenna to try to increase my range. My question is I have 2 antennas and this is obviously a single antenna. So would this work with my router and if it will, do I leave the left over antenna in place or remove it? TIA
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Does the router have a setup feature for diversity reception? That probably is what utilizes the pair of antennas. You might be able to cut that off, and figure out which one remains active.
I saw a antenna upgrade kit for Linksys products that had two taller antennas. If the connectors are the same, you might be able to use that.
I wouldn't remove the left over antenna.
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I saw those antennas today but they were $69. If I'm going that route I will just by another router.Comment
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Linksys uses a different connector.
Rupp... You can deselect diversity if you desire in the config. Once deselected, you can use a single antenna. Even if you can't deselect it, you can still use only 1 antenna. Using both won't hurt either. Any antenna worth it is gonna be "not cheap". I get all my wireless antennas from www.fab-corp.com .
As I've said before, I have my wireless running about 600 feet through dense woods with no problems. (No line of sight)....I use 2 24 db dishes. ERP about 4 watts. Who says brute force doesnt help!
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Check the site below for some easy to make simple directional antennas that might do the job with out spending $$$. I made a parabolic one for war driving and it works pretty well for connecting to distant access points.
http://www.freeantennas.com/Comment
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Same here. (RE; Ski's post above) I can drive around my tree-laden neighborhood with my laptop and surf using FAB's 15.4 DBm colinear omni.
I left diversity on. The ant is mounted on the roof of my barn and my office is below. I left the rubber ducky on for coverage downstairs. These colinears have a 5 degree down angle so I just tilted the ducky down since the colinear would broadcast above the laptop.Comment
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I also have some antennas (mag mount omni and a outdoor Yagi) from Fab-Corp and find them to be excellent. It's not cheap though, and I've not had to use them at home for coverage around my house.
I have the MAXRAD WISP Series 15 dBi Yagi and found it excellent for long distance and a fairly narrow beam.
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I've used a 12dBi omni for WiFi. It's expensive and about 4 ft long. Doughnut pattern. Also used the diversity patch 8dB antennas to fix a too marginal link. These have about 60deg pattern.
Those $70 5dBi antennas in retail are a ripoff. Lots of better sources. One I have used is
http://www.teletronics.com/antennas.html
for various antennas and bi-directional amplifiers.Comment
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Ed Griffin:
I also have some antennas (mag mount omni and a outdoor Yagi) from Fab-Corp and find them to be excellent. It's not cheap though, and I've not had to use them at home for coverage around my house.
I have the MAXRAD WISP Series 15 dBi Yagi and found it excellent for long distance and a fairly narrow beam.
Ed <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
The beam on my dish is so narrow, it's like shining a flashlight!Comment
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