Re: antenna compatibility


William P.N. Smith wrote:
"JWD" <jwdudek@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
What about adding a repeater in one of the houses in-between?

Repeaters don't work very well, IME, though if you had to try if I'd
go with a Linksys WAP54G in the middle house. If it works the
neighbor in the middle is going to want/expect access to the broadband
as well, and now you've got three households using one broadband feed,
and your BIL finds it's too slow and cuts the rest of you off...

If you can talk to your neighbors, how about running a wire thru their
basements? How about you and your BIL each sticking an antenna out
the back window? How about getting your own broadband and not
spending a lot of time and money trying to engineer an imperfect
solution?

Unfortunately, these are small, cheap vacation condos. There are no
attics (flat roofs) and no basements so antennas out the back window
and/or a cable through the other houses are the only alternatives.
Thanks for your opinions and suggestions.
I'll try a few more things like the free directional antenna and
investigating the repeater a bit more. I was trying to avoid getting
my own broadband since I only live here a total of a few weeks a year.

Thanks,
John

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