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Old 02-08-2017, 10:01 PM   #43
djones44
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Originally Posted by Jeffrey S View Post
90 feet is not needed in a house or office installation. There's a really great reason for that - houses and buildings don't move. They use a directional outside antenna pointed to the tower being hit. The signal isn't radiating everywhere so the inside antenna doesn't pick it up.

Boats are different. Unlike houses, they move and swing and change locations. So a directional antenna won't work. Instead, an omni-directional antenna is used, spewing the signal in all directions. That's when it gets into the path of the inside antenna.
I'm soon attempting setup of a dual channel 2.4/5 directional WiFi booster, because in BC ports we can point at Shaw hotspots on shore in many of the Salish (Georgia Strait) ports.

In particular, I have a fixed berth and the indicated Go Wifi spot within 300 yards of each other, LOS unobstructed across the water. Do I have to hope for the bounce? :-)
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