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Posted: 8/24/2014 5:49:00 AM EDT

I'm thinking about getting a high power wifi adapter (Alfa AWUS036NHA) and a Yagi antenna for it. Do you think this would be a good set up? I'm currently using a rt73 and a little DIY mini yagi antenna (basically a piece of cardboard with pieces of a metal coat hanger stuck through it). What are ya'll using?

Posted: 8/24/2014 9:49:18 AM EDT

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How far are you needing to go?

I run 250 mW AP's with +24 dBi dishes for a 1.3 mile link.
TP-Link Dish

That's a 12 mW (don't let the power be a downer) adapter.

Posted: 8/24/2014 9:56:16 AM EDT

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As far as possible, ideally. The Alfa wifi adapter I was going to get is 2000mw, and the yagi antenna is 16dB.

Posted: 8/24/2014 1:21:12 PM EDT

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Legalities aside, you're talking about something that will be line of sight. You can get away with a much lower power unit if you have a good antenna available. The only thing the extra power really helps with is when you talk about line loss through coax (you're receive signal will suffer though).

Posted: 8/24/2014 3:42:19 PM EDT

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Legalities aside, you're talking about something that will be line of sight. You can get away with a much lower power unit if you have a good antenna available. The only thing the extra power really helps with is when you talk about line loss through coax (you're receive signal will suffer though).

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As far as possible, ideally. The Alfa wifi adapter I was going to get is 2000mw, and the yagi antenna is 16dB.

Legalities aside, you're talking about something that will be line of sight. You can get away with a much lower power unit if you have a good antenna available. The only thing the extra power really helps with is when you talk about line loss through coax (you're receive signal will suffer though).

Honestly, that unit is so cheap I can't see a reason *not* to buy it.