[RFI] HomePlug OK?

[Roger (K8RI)]

Although not addressing the Home Plug issue, (I've heard both pro and 
con for them) I'm puzzled as to why the wireless doesn't cover your 
whole home unless it's very large and/or has a lot of metal in the 
walls.  I can see not only my neighbor's systems, but networks up to a 
block away.
Why not plug in a good wireless router or won't Comcast let you use a 
different brand?  Typically there is a modem and then a router. Charter 
ran the cable to the modem, but their customer provides the modem and 
other hardware.
I'm using a LinkSys EA9500 router plugged into a Motorola modem hooked 
to Charter. It's both 3 channel wireless and an 8 port CAT-5 and 6 wired 
running Gigabit on the wired.  There are newer and faster routers 
available now.
It's about 130 feet to my shop which has Vinyl siding, 1" Styrofoam 
insulation with fiberglass between the studs and a bonded, white, barn 
metal interior. To get to the computers and rig in the shop the signals 
not only have to get through that wall and distance, but 4 walls in the 
house. That does slow it down, but it still runs well over 100 Mbs which 
is still too slow for the very large files so I use the gigabit CAT-5 
wired which unfortunately is subject to induced voltages from lightning.
e-mail me off list if you want to discuss more detail and hardware.

On 9/1/2018 4:32 PM, N4ZR wrote:
> I am having a lot of trouble with my Comcast wifi's range.  The tech 
> recommends going to a Homeplug system to connect my router to my 
> computers.  The latest version claims gigabit speeds, but I'd settle 
> for 50 Mbps.  I recall that back in the day there was concern that the 
> frequencies HomePlug was sending across the 110 VAC might interfere 
> with the HF amateur bands, and that ARRL got the manufacturers to 
> move.  Any reason not to try one of the later evolutions like AV2
>
73

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Roger (K8RI)