[RFI] HomePlug OK?

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Or a range extender for the wireless.


On 9/1/2018 5:58 PM, Roger (K8RI) wrote:
> 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
>