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Wireless Routers & Shortwave Reception
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- How much will a wireless router interfere with SWR ?? Getting High Speed Internet ( Cheap ! ) in our location; Have 2 computers, Installer says " get a Wireless Router" - How much will a wireless router interfere with SWR ?? ( I prefer the " Drill holes in the wall, - my wife thinks different ) - So, before I haul out the drill, thought I'd ask ! Dan ( Icom R-75, using co-ax lead-in from Antenna) - |
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"Diverd4777" wrote in message ... - All: - How much will a wireless router interfere with SWR ?? It's usualln not the router that causes the trouble as these devices operate up in the 2.4 Ghz range. What is most often the source of the problem is the switching power supply that 98.9% of our modern consumer electronic devices use. Put it temp in the place you are going to install it and listen to the radio with the device UNPLUGGED and then plugged in and then turned on. (just because a device is 'switched off' does not mean it is not powered off. TV sets and VCR's fall into this category and are notorious noise-generators) see: http://www.eetchina.com/ARTICLES/200...BM_DA_AN04.PDF http://www.delhv.com/pdf/tech_ripple.pdf |
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I have a Linksys 802b setup here, effects nothing. I can even place my
laptop right next to my receivers (old and new) no trouble. These setups operate far up in the 800-900 Mhz area at milliwatt power levels. Keep in mind a wireless is slower then hard-wired Ethernet, so don't expect to run over 100KBS. -Joe "Diverd4777" wrote in message ... - All: - How much will a wireless router interfere with SWR ?? Getting High Speed Internet ( Cheap ! ) in our location; Have 2 computers, Installer says " get a Wireless Router" - How much will a wireless router interfere with SWR ?? ( I prefer the " Drill holes in the wall, - my wife thinks different ) - So, before I haul out the drill, thought I'd ask ! Dan ( Icom R-75, using co-ax lead-in from Antenna) - |
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"Joe" wrote in
: I have a Linksys 802b setup here, effects nothing. I can even place my laptop right next to my receivers (old and new) no trouble. These setups operate far up in the 800-900 Mhz area at milliwatt power levels. Keep in mind a wireless is slower then hard-wired Ethernet, so don't expect to run over 100KBS. -Joe I have a Linksys BEFSR41 here (wired) If I leave it powered up, it makes just about anything under about 8 Mhz unreadable S9+10 20 DB noise level. In order for it to go away, I have to unplug the wall wart in order to tune 160/80/40 M etc and expect to hear things. I also have a friend who uses the Linksys wireless router, I am the person he call if he needs help with it. As an aside, this wireless network regularly supports downloads of 2.5 to 3 Mb/s (megabits/sec) or 300 to 400 KBs (Kilobytes/sec) which is the same as the wired computers on this smae network get. The fact that some of the connections to the net are wireless in NO WAY limits the speeds obtainable. -- Panzer |
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Dan,
I agree with the other posters -- the power supply will be the main thing to cause any interference. Don't forget that you will still have either (assuming a typical consumer connect) a DSL or cable modem as additional new equipment. Some of them (even though they're hardwired) can be noisy. If you're getting cable, have them bring out all their available modem options. If you must go wireless, and can find one, consider an 802.11g router. They're downward compatible with 802.11b, but have much better bandwidth. No matter what you do with wireless, nothing matches the speed of actual hardwired ethernet. Another problem with wireless is that it opens up another avenue network intrusion, etc. You'll need to lock your network down to guard against "wardrivers" -- folks that drive around looking for unsecured 802.11 networks for fun and profit. -- Stinger "Diverd4777" wrote in message ... - All: - How much will a wireless router interfere with SWR ?? Getting High Speed Internet ( Cheap ! ) in our location; Have 2 computers, Installer says " get a Wireless Router" - How much will a wireless router interfere with SWR ?? ( I prefer the " Drill holes in the wall, - my wife thinks different ) - So, before I haul out the drill, thought I'd ask ! Dan ( Icom R-75, using co-ax lead-in from Antenna) - |
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- Thanks for all your help; will sadly part with my ISP's ($9.95 Joi Internet being a poor mans DSL ) & get a wireless router.. Dan In article , "Stinger" writes: Dan, I agree with the other posters -- the power supply will be the main thing to cause any interference. Don't forget that you will still have either (assuming a typical consumer connect) a DSL or cable modem as additional new equipment. Some of them (even though they're hardwired) can be noisy. If you're getting cable, have them bring out all their available modem options. If you must go wireless, and can find one, consider an 802.11g router. They're downward compatible with 802.11b, but have much better bandwidth. No matter what you do with wireless, nothing matches the speed of actual hardwired ethernet. Another problem with wireless is that it opens up another avenue network intrusion, etc. You'll need to lock your network down to guard against "wardrivers" -- folks that drive around looking for unsecured 802.11 networks for fun and profit. -- Stinger "Diverd4777" wrote in message ... - All: - How much will a wireless router interfere with SWR ?? Getting High Speed Internet ( Cheap ! ) in our location; Have 2 computers, Installer says " get a Wireless Router" - How much will a wireless router interfere with SWR ?? ( I prefer the " Drill holes in the wall, - my wife thinks different ) - So, before I haul out the drill, thought I'd ask ! Dan ( Icom R-75, using co-ax lead-in from Antenna) - |
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I had one of those POS things. I replaced it with a D-Link. It works
much better. As a scanner enthusiast I know better than to broadcast my computer activity on a wireless system. On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 18:55:56 GMT, Panzer240 wrote: "Joe" wrote in : I have a Linksys BEFSR41 here (wired) If I leave it powered up, it makes just about anything under about 8 Mhz unreadable S9+10 20 DB noise level. In order for it to go away, I have to unplug the wall wart in order to tune 160/80/40 M etc and expect to hear things. I also have a friend who uses the Linksys wireless router, I am the person he call if he needs help with it. As an aside, this wireless network regularly supports downloads of 2.5 to 3 Mb/s (megabits/sec) or 300 to 400 KBs (Kilobytes/sec) which is the same as the wired computers on this smae network get. The fact that some of the connections to the net are wireless in NO WAY limits the speeds obtainable. |
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In article , diverd4777
@aol.com says... Getting High Speed Internet ( Cheap ! ) in our location; Have 2 computers, Installer says " get a Wireless Router" - How much will a wireless router interfere with SWR ?? Very little if at all. WiFi operates in the microwave ranges, WAY above the shortwave bands. -- -- //Steve// Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS Fountain Valley, CA Email: Please visit the following sites: American Shortwave Listening Club (ASWLC) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aswlc Southern California Area DXers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scads |
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On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 09:12:45 GMT, Steve Silverwood
wrote: - How much will a wireless router interfere with SWR ?? Very little if at all. WiFi operates in the microwave ranges, WAY above the shortwave bands. Hmmm. Your mileage may definitely vary. My Linksys wireless router makes a LOT of noise from about 4 mHz up, emitting little blobs of spread-spectrum every so many kHz all the way up the band. Linksys' solution: "change the wireless channel"...makes no difference whatsoever. |
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