Looking for a router for use in a caravan.

Yeah could just slide it up/down
The pole
Like caged said while driving I guess

Another option
If you're good at DIY
Make yourself a 4g biquad/double biquad antenna
Still got one in here somewhere that was for 2.4ghz
From when I lived in Victorian house
Where every wall was solid brick
Something like 14dbi it was fantastic at picking up
Distant WiFi
 
Mcnumpty2323 said:
Yeah could just slide it up/down
The pole
Like caged said while driving I guess

Another option
If you're good at DIY
Make yourself a 4g biquad/double biquad antenna
Still got one in here somewhere that was for 2.4ghz
From when I lived in Victorian house
Where every wall was solid brick
Something like 14dbi it was fantastic at picking up
Distant WiFi
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I know nothing about the subject as you can tell, I found this absolutly fascinating and referenced this link , if this is what you have in mind then yes I could make that, it is something I would
very much enjoy making. And if I do it correctly and it works then I would be over the moon with it.

Thank you so very much for this, I love this sort of thing
 
Rorymax said:
I know nothing about the subject as you can tell, I found this absolutly fascinating and referenced this link , if this is what you have in mind then yes I could make that, it is something I would
very much enjoy making. And if I do it correctly and it works then I would be over the moon with it.

Thank you so very much for this, I love this sort of thing
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Yep that's it exactly in your link
I then connected the biquad to an
Alfa AWUS036H usb with 5m usb cable
To allow positioning it in the best reception place
Literally picked up wifi from people hundreds of feet away
That was in a built up area too
Have seen people remove the lnb from satellite dish
And mount the biquad there for extreme distances

Same principle would apply for 2.4ghz, 5ghz, 4g
Still a biquad or double biquad
Just the elements have to be resized according to
The wavelength you want to deal with

Recently connected the biquad to my router
Even though single rp sma on my biquad
And router has 2 x rp sma it still worked
So 2 options really
If you camp somewhere with site wifi
Connecting via a more modern alfa usb
You will get a much better signal
Or connecting the biquad to the mentioned 4g router
You should get a much better 4g signal
 
Mcnumpty2323 said:
Yep that's it exactly in your link
I then connected the biquad to an
Alfa AWUS036H usb with 5m usb cable
To allow positioning it in the best reception place
Literally picked up wifi from people hundreds of feet away
That was in a built up area too
Have seen people remove the lnb from satellite dish
And mount the biquad there for extreme distances

Same principle would apply for 2.4ghz, 5ghz, 4g
Still a biquad or double biquad
Just the elements have to be resized according to
The wavelength you want to deal with

Recently connected the biquad to my router
Even though single rp sma on my biquad
And router has 2 x rp sma it still worked
So 2 options really
If you camp somewhere with site wifi
Connecting via a more modern alfa usb
You will get a much better signal
Or connecting the biquad to the mentioned 4g router
You should get a much better 4g signal
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Hi Mcnumpty,
Would it be possible for you to tell me how to connect the 4g biquad/double biquad antenna to a USB, if it is not too much trouble then it would be very much appreciated.
Or if you prefer then please message me.
Do you have a link for a more modern Alfa USB, I don't know anything about such things.
Many thanks.
 
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I have used mobile router in our caravan for 4 years.

This year I wanted to improve the signal strength and speed and did a lot of research, bought loads of sim cards from different providers, a Pointing Omni Directional Aerial and different routers. (Netgear, Huawei, TP-Link and ZTE)

For me I discovered that the external aerial made almost no difference to using the rabbit ears aerials. I tried a few different routers and have kept a Huawei B535 (also I see mentioned earlier too). This gives me reasonable speeds and a solid connection. Bought from a well known secondhand high street store for £65.

I'm know 5G routers offer faster speeds but my caravan is not in a 5G area so pointless for now.

I run several devices through the B535 and watch Netflix and Prime with no problem at all.

On a related note as part of trying different routers for the caravan I have a friend living on an isolated farm with no broadband. Again I found the B535 gave a strong signal albeit in her case using the external aerial boosted strength by one signal bar.
 
Rorymax said:
Hi Mcnumpty,
Would it be possible for you to tell me how to connect the 4g biquad/double biquad antenna to a USB, if it is not too much trouble then it would be very much appreciated.
Or if you prefer then please message me.
Do you have a link for a more modern Alfa USB, I don't know anything about such things.
Many thanks.
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Did the link you gave earlier
Show him attaching the cable?
And rp sma connector?
The alfa usbs have detachable rp sma antenna
Just unscrew
Then screw on the biquad
Couple different ways you could do that
Either make your biquad using a longer length
Of coaxial cable
Or the way I did short coaxial cable
But long usb cable
Alfas European site

ALFA Wi-Fi USB Adapters | alfa-network.eu

Genuine Alfa Network USB Wi-Fi Adapters always in Stock. Fast delivery all over Europe.
alfa-network.eu alfa-network.eu
 
AnastieByte said:
I have used mobile router in our caravan for 4 years.

This year I wanted to improve the signal strength and speed and did a lot of research, bought loads of sim cards from different providers, a Pointing Omni Directional Aerial and different routers. (Netgear, Huawei, TP-Link and ZTE)

For me I discovered that the external aerial made almost no difference to using the rabbit ears aerials. I tried a few different routers and have kept a Huawei B535 (also I see mentioned earlier too). This gives me reasonable speeds and a solid connection. Bought from a well known secondhand high street store for £65.

I'm know 5G routers offer faster speeds but my caravan is not in a 5G area so pointless for now.

I run several devices through the B535 and watch Netflix and Prime with no problem at all.

On a related note as part of trying different routers for the caravan I have a friend living on an isolated farm with no broadband. Again I found the B535 gave a strong signal albeit in her case using the external aerial boosted strength by one signal bar.
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Interesting
My experience with home made biquad
Only covers wifi
Where definitely makes a big difference
Surprising it doesn't with 4g/mobile signal
Then again I suppose most of the country is
Probably in range of a mobile tower
Unless you go way up north of Scotland
 
@Rorymax
If his video doesn't show it
Bnc to rp sma adapter or length of coax
With them fitted off ebay ect
If I can find where I put the thing later tonight
Will see exactly how
My pc rooms like steptoe and sons yard lol
I know it's in there
Just don't know where exactly
 
AnastieByte said:
I have used mobile router in our caravan for 4 years.

This year I wanted to improve the signal strength and speed and did a lot of research, bought loads of sim cards from different providers, a Pointing Omni Directional Aerial and different routers. (Netgear, Huawei, TP-Link and ZTE)

For me I discovered that the external aerial made almost no difference to using the rabbit ears aerials. I tried a few different routers and have kept a Huawei B535 (also I see mentioned earlier too). This gives me reasonable speeds and a solid connection. Bought from a well known secondhand high street store for £65.

I'm know 5G routers offer faster speeds but my caravan is not in a 5G area so pointless for now.

I run several devices through the B535 and watch Netflix and Prime with no problem at all.

On a related note as part of trying different routers for the caravan I have a friend living on an isolated farm with no broadband. Again I found the B535 gave a strong signal albeit in her case using the external aerial boosted strength by one signal bar.
Click to expand...

That is really helpful, thank you for this.
 
Mcnumpty2323 said:
Did the link you gave earlier
Show him attaching the cable?
And rp sma connector?
The alfa usbs have detachable rp sma antenna
Just unscrew
Then screw on the biquad
Couple different ways you could do that
Either make your biquad using a longer length
Of coaxial cable
Or the way I did short coaxial cable
But long usb cable
Alfas European site

ALFA Wi-Fi USB Adapters | alfa-network.eu

Genuine Alfa Network USB Wi-Fi Adapters always in Stock. Fast delivery all over Europe.
alfa-network.eu alfa-network.eu
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Once again, very helpful, thank you.
 
Rorymax said:
Once again, very helpful, thank you.
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Should say
Doesn't necessarily have to be alfa
Any make with detachable rp sma antenna
Would do
Reason I used the alfa
Was because it used a specific realtek rtl8×××
Chip in it
My original use of the biquad needed that
As it worked great with Linux
And I had a neighbour from hell
And have to confess I used Linux and the biquad
To do some long range havoc
On his wifi network
Naughty of me I know But he shouldn't have
Been a #### to start with lol
 
Mcnumpty2323 said:
Should say
Doesn't necessarily have to be alfa
Any make with detachable rp sma antenna
Would do
Reason I used the alfa
Was because it used a specific realtek rtl8×××
Chip in it
My original use of the biquad needed that
As it worked great with Linux
And I had a neighbour from hell
And have to confess I used Linux and the biquad
To do some long range havoc
On his wifi network
Naughty of me I know But he shouldn't have
Been a #### to start with lol
Click to expand...
LOL, I get that, and i concur with your actions, nice one.
 
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