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Sep052010

How can I boost the reception of my wireless internet?

Grant asks:

I have wireless internet. There is a concave dish on my house, receiving a signal from atop a set of grain towers about 10 miles away line of sight. Is there a way to boost the reception?

Tagged: connection settings, hardware tips, internet connection, router, wifi, wireless connection

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http://davedrager.com Dave Drager

First of all, what technology does your wireless internet use?

If you are using a concave dish, this is called a unidirectional antenna. This means it needs to be pointed directly at the source to pick up the signal. If it is off even by a little bit, you will see a lot of signal degredation.

I can think of 2 things to try. The first is to realign or reposition the antenna to ensure line of sight. At 10 miles even a small error will show up.

Another is to try different antenna designs. The depends on the frequency you are trying to pick up, and also if there is a lot of noise in the signal.

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