Long-Distance WiFi: Conclusion?

[Rastarea]

Ok 200 reply to this one !!!

What is the bottom line ? Can somebody just tell me witch one to order, I do not want to read all of this...as I need to scrape...sand...clean...and coat my teak on the boat

[bstreep]

Dittos. Thanks all.

[motion30]

buy the Alpha 600w unit $50

[sck5]

i have a nanostation 2. a bit hard to set up but works great once its going.

[donradcliffe]

Alfa AWUS036H plus two 6 ft USB extension cables so you can put the antenna up under the dodger,and a plastic baggie to keep it dry.

[motion30]

best two 15' usb active cable and a bigger rubber ducky antenna I think 9db

[Therapy]

Now it is all complicated again.

[Redcoat]

www.802marine.com

[Rastarea]

Originally Posted by Therapy

Now it is all complicated again.

Na..it is not

500mW Alfa USB Wireless-G Adapter & 8 dBi ANTENNA kit - eBay (item 120423231380 end time Jun-18-09 21:54:37 PDT)

[highseas]

Get the Alfa 500mw 802,but get the Engenius 2408 Omni antenna,don't forget the N type male 10 inch pigtail connector,and 10ft. usb extension cable.Mount the Alfa under dodger (at antenna end).Make sure top of antenna clears over major clutter on boat.Total cost ,around $120..I get excellent results.

[bobsadler]

highseas: is the pig-tail to link the omni antenna to the alpha 500?

[highseas]

Yep,10-4 ,male on both ends.

[Sea Conquest]

have a 19dbi directional antenna in santa barbara harbor. It is slow but powerful. I read all your thread about 500 mw ampli. I added one in line to my system

!! It absolutely makes no difference !!

will test with my omni tonight but i have a lot of doubts

[donradcliffe]

If you are at a dock, you can use a directional antenna, but when you are on the hook its a PITA. I get the same connectivity with the Alfa as with my Hawking directional wifi, but the Alfa I don't have to keep turning the antenna as the boat swings.

[motion30]

I have a 15db hawkings omni with the alpha, it works very good and no PITA