Looking for a way to boost the Wi-Fi signal when using the RV

[projectnut]

I bet with this COVID 19, people are bypassing air travel and using/buying RV’s. I would bet the next few years we’ll see a sharp uptick in RV travel.

I agree Winnebago Industries stock has been at an all time high the last few weeks

 

[7milesup]

Mine was a '98 Maxum, same except 35', I bought in 2000. The sunpad over the front cabin was used day (and night). What wad your dad thinking?

I love Maxum boats. You guys are in a different league though. I had a Celebrity 19' for running around the lakes in Northern WI.

We have a lot in common Dhal. RC stuff, boats, machining, beer, wine. You should move up here. The house right down the road from me is going to come up for sale.

 

[7milesup]

Jeff....

You could look into Uiquiti products. They make very good products that have much higher performance than the price point would indicate. They can be a little persnickity to set up but there forums dedicated to their products if you need help. I have used their Nano Station to shoot wifi out to my shop and it is like having a wired connection.

https://www.ui.com/products/#default

 

[kb58]

My Dad had a Ford dealership in Lake Tahoe Ca.
He took a 38 foot Bayliner in trade. It had a ten foot beam, twin screws, flying bridge. This would be 1982.
I was dating my wife, dad says, you kids should take the boat out.
Oh man, my wife and I still remember that boat. That night

So you made sure that your wife never found out about that. Well played, sir!

 

[matthewsx]

Jeff....

You could look into Uiquiti products. They make very good products that have much higher performance than the price point would indicate. They can be a little persnickity to set up but there forums dedicated to their products if you need help. I have used their Nano Station to shoot wifi out to my shop and it is like having a wired connection.

https://www.ui.com/products/#default

I've been using Ubiquiti for years now at home and with clients. They are great and unlike my Cisco/Meraki I never get a "license expiring" notice....

John

 

[Janderso]

I love Maxum boats. You guys are in a different league though. I had a Celebrity 19' for running around the lakes in Northern WI.

We have a lot in common Dhal. RC stuff, boats, machining, beer, wine. You should move up here. The house right down the road from me is going to come up for sale.

You guys up there in that beautiful state of Wisconsin have great home, land with barns and shop prices!
Your winters are a bit rough though.
My California born and raised brother lived in Sturgeon Bay for one year. He told his new bride, I'm moving back to California, you can come or stay, it makes no difference to me. Nice guy!
He said it got so cold he had to leave his tractor run at night. He was a long haul trucker.
I've been to many of the Northern states, Pa, Upstate NY, WV, VA, OH. Beautiful country!

 

[DavidR8]

I spent over 10 years living on my sailboat and had the same problem. I first used a little hawking (sp?) dish. It was very powerful but as my sailboat moved I would have to constantly re aim the dish. It also turned out to be not very water resistant and gave up the ghost after one too many rain showers. I then went to a 360 degree 9db antenna I got off Ebay connected with a small coax cable to an Alfa long range wifi adapter model AWUS036NH . With both of these antennas I was able to pick up wifi signals as far as 2 miles away from the boat. Here's the antenna mounted on the stern of my boat.

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Nice Island Packet!

 

[Janderso]

The Verizon MIFI Jetpack seems to be an awesome unit/option.

 

[matthewsx]

You guys up there in that beautiful state of Wisconsin have great home, land with barns and shop prices!
Your winters are a bit rough though.
My California born and raised brother lived in Sturgeon Bay for one year. He told his new bride, I'm moving back to California, you can come or stay, it makes no difference to me. Nice guy!
He said it got so cold he had to leave his tractor run at night. He was a long haul trucker.
I've been to many of the Northern states, Pa, Upstate NY, WV, VA, OH. Beautiful country!

Ten years in Northern Michigan, just across the lake from Green Bay and I can testify to this. Northerners are a hearty breed but now that we have a place here I can't see spending winters there anymore. That's where a good RV for the summer months might come in handy, or a bigger boat

John

 

[mickri]

DavidR8 my boat is a Gulfstar 37. I extended that transom 30". It is a very comfortable cruising boat.