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Recent content by Phil_A

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    External Antennas

    I slipped on home made parabolic reflectors (card stock/foil) on the stock external antennas. The gain claim based on the dimensions is about 8 to 9 dBi versus about 2.1 dBi for regular stock dipoles. I see about a 4 to 5 dB increase based on RSSI improvement and it definitely makes a...
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    At 3.5+yrs old, is RT-N16 still a good choice?

    I was in a similar situation (needed only single band). I bought the N16 a year ago. It has been very reliable unlike the D-Link it replaced. The continuous up time is usually 30 to 60 days until we get a power glitch and it reboots itself and then comes up running. Still using Merlin's...
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