Will a parabolic antenna work with asus router?

TyraelCrimson

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Hello, i recently bought a parabolic antenna for my router, i have a outdoor kitchen made of metal, and on top of that a metal carport inbetween that, so the wifi signal is zero basically, i bought a parabolic antenna from newegg, sadly it uses a N type jack, so i bought a adapter so it can plug into the router, but as i thought about it i wondered, the antenna is about 4 feet long (overkill i know) will it require some sort of power from another source? or can the router support it? any help or tips will be greatly appreciated, heres links to router and antenna

Router:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320115&cm_re=asus_router-_-33-320-115-_-Product


Antenna:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833997212
 
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50 Ohms is a specification stated in the antenna specs for "charcteristic impedance". RG58 is either 50 or 52 Ohms. The post you gave for the cable doesn't give the specific impedance for that cable but in your case either will probably work. It might need to be more specific if you were trying to eek out the very best performance of the antenna which isn't necessary for your range.


50 Ohms is a specification stated in the antenna specs for "charcteristic impedance". RG58 is either 50 or 52 Ohms. The post you gave for the cable doesn't give the specific impedance for that cable but in your case either will probably work. It might need to be more specific if you were trying to eek out the very best performance of the antenna which isn't necessary for your range.
 
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