Buck Parrish
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- NC & IN
I'm building a shop / garage about 75 yards from my fiber-optic wifi. Has any body got experience sending the signal that far wirelessly. It's about 75 yards to the shop.
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Buck Parrish
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- NC & IN
I am, but my power water and sewer is near the shop at the other direction from the wifi
texie
Senior Member
- Location
- Fort Collins, Colorado
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- Electrician, Contractor, Inspector
I would consider a point to point wireless link such as Ubiquity Unify. Probably 4-5 hundred bucks for the link hardware.
ptonsparky
Tom
- Occupation
- EC - retired
I had the local tech guys set up a radio from home to shop. Trenching across the yard, thru the flower beds and then fishing across finished basement ceilings was not on my list of fun things to do.
I think 4-5 hundred got me a finished project.
I had envisioned using it more than I do, but it's there.
I think 4-5 hundred got me a finished project.
I had envisioned using it more than I do, but it's there.
petersonra
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- Location
- Northern illinois
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- engineer
75 yards is not very far for a Wi-Fi radio setup.
ptonsparky
Tom
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- EC - retired
IIRC, they told me a couple miles with better directional antenna.
4x4dually
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- Stillwater, OK
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- Electrical Engineer/ Ex-Electrician
Honestly, I'd bury some CAT6 and do a wire bridge over to the shop and then go back to wireless. That's what I plan on doing once we get the new house underway in the future.
brantmacga
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- Georgia
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- Former Child
like Texie said, a UniFi bridge is the way to go here. $500 for the parts.
You could lay some Cat6 in the ground and install an AP in the shop, but you wouldn't save any money.
I had my LV guy install one on a project a few weeks ago to link a detached pool house. Its about 130 yds away, head of pine trees between the house & pool house and it works great.
You could lay some Cat6 in the ground and install an AP in the shop, but you wouldn't save any money.
I had my LV guy install one on a project a few weeks ago to link a detached pool house. Its about 130 yds away, head of pine trees between the house & pool house and it works great.
texie
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- Location
- Fort Collins, Colorado
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- Electrician, Contractor, Inspector
The down side to running a UG ethernet in addition to the trenching is that it has to be rated cable plus to be compliant you also need lightning protection at each end.
zbang
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- Roughly 5346 miles from Earls Court
That's why we have fiber.
petersonra
Senior Member
- Location
- Northern illinois
- Occupation
- engineer
If you're going to that much trouble use fiber.
Dsg319
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- West Virginia
- Occupation
- Wv Master “lectrician”
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