I intend catching a wifi signal about 3km away using my own dyi yagi antenna and then connecting to a linksys router running dd-wrt in reciever mode and then sharing that internet connection to the pcs in my apartment via cable. The only problem i have right now is the type of cable suitable for running such connections from the yagi into the router. I have only seen RG58 and RG59 but i dont know if theyre suitable for this considering loss.
Best Cable for Wifi Antenna
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You need microwave rated cable. The good stuff it pretty thick and it likely will be terminated with a N connector so you need converter to go from N to r-sma (or whatever your router uses)
You will find things like LMR400,LMR600.LMR1200... You need to use premade cable unless your soldering skills are excellent. Terminating this with a cold solder joint will cause a huge loss.
Unless you are doing it for fun it is a waste of money to do what you are doing. Nobody uses external antenna on cable anymore. The cost of the electronics has come down so far it is now integrated into the antennas. You can buy a wireless outdoor directional bridge for almost the same price as just a stupid antenna. Once you add the costs of the microwave cable it is cheaper and works much better to buy premade units.
I would look at engenous or ubiquiti. 3km is a very long way to go with a directional antenna on only 1 end. Normally you need a directional antenna on both ends.
You will find things like LMR400,LMR600.LMR1200... You need to use premade cable unless your soldering skills are excellent. Terminating this with a cold solder joint will cause a huge loss.
Unless you are doing it for fun it is a waste of money to do what you are doing. Nobody uses external antenna on cable anymore. The cost of the electronics has come down so far it is now integrated into the antennas. You can buy a wireless outdoor directional bridge for almost the same price as just a stupid antenna. Once you add the costs of the microwave cable it is cheaper and works much better to buy premade units.
I would look at engenous or ubiquiti. 3km is a very long way to go with a directional antenna on only 1 end. Normally you need a directional antenna on both ends.
I dont have full control of the wireless network at the other end,thats why. The provider end of the network feeds a small community with internet ans so pushes data broadly to the area. I am just trying to set up my antenna to tap into the network so i can gain access even when i'm off site.
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