Yes, I've built and used cantennas in a production environment. Don't do it unless you can't afford to buy a proper outdoor PtP bridge unit and/or proper directional antennas Also, because you only have one *radio*, you can't really split the chains that way... You need to dedicate a bridge at each end to the PtP link, even if one of the antennas just gets disconnected and not used. If you just want 11Mbit, there are plenty of good solutions that don't cost very much and will work much more reliably. -Adam
Rob Guderian <[email protected]> wrote: >Preface:I'm planning on building an internet of things over a somewhat >large area. > >I just picked up two DIR-615s which will be running dd-wrt as local >hubs. They have 2 antennas, so I'm planning on having a directional >antenna to a (signal boosted) main hub, and having one antenna doing >local traffic. > >Question dump time: >1. afaik This router is only 2.4GHz, so presumably these antennas are >both on. Correct? > >2. Boosters. We're limited to 1W power output on antennas before >getting a license, correct? > >2a. Anyone got a line on a good booster? USB need not apply. DX has >http://dx.com/p/sunhans-sh-2000-2-4ghz-wireless-wifi-broadband-amplifier-signal-booster-silver-214735?gclid=CKzT9u7C0bkCFS_ZQgoduFYA8A >- but it's 2W. > >3. There's multiple designs for cantennas. Anyone here ever build one? >Experiences? >The lame: >http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/peripherals/build-the-ultimate-wi-fi-boosting-cantenna-684073/2#articleContent > or http://www.instructables.com/id/WiFi-Cantenna-without-pigtail/ >To the compicated: >http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-make-a-wifi-antenna-out-of-a-pringles-can-nb/ >which is a yagi antenna, and should have more gain. >_______________________________________________ >SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ _______________________________________________ SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/
