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   The Natural Philosopher to All   
   Re: More on wifi range - Pi PICO W Oil l   
   12 Dec 25 11:28:07   
   
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   On 11/12/2025 21:18, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >    
   > Two ideas.   
   >    
   > Some routers can steer the signal horizontally; the technology is called    
   > "MIMO" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIMO). You notice because the    
   > router has multiple antenas, maybe four.   
   >    
   > Then you can replace the antena on the router   
      
   What antenna on the router?   
      
   It's just a wifi bridge with an internal something or other.   
      
   https://www.netxl.com/wifi-access-points/mikrotik-routerboard-rb   
   51ui-2nd-wifi-4-access-point/   
      
   Its actually very very cheap and has been 'good enough'   
      
      
     > or the remote with a   
   > directional WiFi antena.    
      
   That gets complicated. I am trying easy shit first :-)   
      
   P Pico W doesn't have an 'antenna' either. Just some PCB traces.   
      
   >Home made with a box of Pringles. just google    
   > for "pringles wifi antenna". I made one and it actually works. But maybe    
   > they are sold, too.   
      
   Everything is possible. I am lazy. I do what is necessary to achieve    
   desired result and no more.   
      
   For now I seem to have adequate connectivity.   
      
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   ...than to have answers that cannot be questioned   
      
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