Convert Crank Up Sat Dish to WIFI
I have a crank up sat dish on the roof I don't use. Is there an easy way to convert it to a pointable WIFI antenna?
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Horizon170 wrote:
RLS7201 wrote:
Here's exactly how to do it. It's really to directional for portable use.
Richard
Richard, aren't most of these signals password protected by the owner?
Marvin
Most Owners password protect their APs. But some just don't have a clue.
I have logged into many routers that were unprotected. Some even left the set up open. If so inclined, I could have changed any of the settings.
Many of the older routers were plug and play. Most newer routers do offer a set up screen, when first turned on.
RichardRLS7201 wrote:
Here's exactly how to do it. It's really to directional for portable use.
Richard
Richard, aren't most of these signals password protected by the owner?
Marvin- Thanks all. Looks like nothing "easy" as I was hoping. I do have a Jefa Tech antenna mounted on top of my batwing just as shown. I am not impressed with it anymore. The best antenna I have is an alfa USB antenna. Way better than the Jefa setup.
- Nothing says he (she) does not also have a Batwing. That just doesn't happen to be the topic. There are so many wifi options out there (something added to the Batwing being one) we would need to know more about the OP's needs.
Personally, I think you could get dramatically better performance with an antenna connected to a modified satellite dish or a Yagi than you will ever see from an omni antenna as shown connected to a Batwing. You just need to determine your own wants and needs and find a solution that makes sense for you. - Too bad you can't convert the crank-up mechanism to the one for the BATWING Antenna. That would be piece of cake to mount a WIFI YAGI to it where you could crank up and down and rotate with ease.
You can actually just add a vertical WIFI ANTENNA to your BATWING crankup if you like. Several google photos showing this like this one.
Roy Ken - I sent you a private message.
- It would not be easy but it could be done. You are going to need to replace the sat. TV LNB with a wifi antenna and the cabling between that antenna and the receiving device inside uses a different kind of cable. The focus point is known so you are going to have to come up with a bracket that will hold the wifi antenna at the specific known location. It's likely easier to simply buy a Yagi antenna and hook it to a pole connected to your ladder.
