Rogue Wave wifi extender
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Lepke
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- Vessel Name
- Charlie Harper
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- Wheeler Shipyard 83'
I use one, but it doesn't make a huge range difference. You get a better signal and less drop offs, especially in big seas.
Wifi is line of sight so the higher the shore and boat antenna, the higher the range, in theory. But wifi doesn't go over or around mountains. I get my best range where the cell tower is on a high bluff. A usual trip for me is Astoria via inside passages to Alaska. I consistently get coverage at 25 nm if there isn't something big blocking the signal. When traveling, I use Verizon in the US and Canada and as long as I'm in the 25 nm range of a clear tower, I have wifi. Maximum range I achieved was about 35 nm.
Wifi is line of sight so the higher the shore and boat antenna, the higher the range, in theory. But wifi doesn't go over or around mountains. I get my best range where the cell tower is on a high bluff. A usual trip for me is Astoria via inside passages to Alaska. I consistently get coverage at 25 nm if there isn't something big blocking the signal. When traveling, I use Verizon in the US and Canada and as long as I'm in the 25 nm range of a clear tower, I have wifi. Maximum range I achieved was about 35 nm.
I have the rogue dual band. it is connected to a wifi router down in the boat. It works without that but bogs down under heavy load with multiple users.
Now I get better coverage in cabins then I would have up on the flybridge. usable range is probably 3/4 mile. If you have xfinity or another service that lets you connect to "public" sites it really works well at anchorage because anybody within a 1/2 mile or so with that setup is available.
Now I get better coverage in cabins then I would have up on the flybridge. usable range is probably 3/4 mile. If you have xfinity or another service that lets you connect to "public" sites it really works well at anchorage because anybody within a 1/2 mile or so with that setup is available.
