MichiganRon
MIS
I have a somewhat unique situation which I need some advice about.
A friend of mine and his sister have agreed to share the cost of internet access. They live in the country, where ISP choices are limited or unavailable. She lives in a sub-division and can (barely) get internet access via DSL. He lives outside the sub-division, about a quarter mile away, and is too far from the CO to get DSL. He has no choice for internet access, except satellite. They want to share internet access via wireless.
The obvious answer would be to mount a directional antenna on her roof and send the signal to his house, where he would have an external antenna to pick it up and run it into his house. Unfortunately, she lives in a very restrictive community where they have a rule which prevents her from mounting an external antenna.
So my question is this: If he were to purchase a directional high-gain antenna and mount it on his roof, in theory, could he use that antenna to pick up the signal directly from her wireless router without her having any special equipment? If so, how big (DBi) would this antenna need to be to pick up a signal from a quarter mile away?
I know, it's a weird situation. But I'd like to help them, if I can.
Thanks,
Ron
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A friend of mine and his sister have agreed to share the cost of internet access. They live in the country, where ISP choices are limited or unavailable. She lives in a sub-division and can (barely) get internet access via DSL. He lives outside the sub-division, about a quarter mile away, and is too far from the CO to get DSL. He has no choice for internet access, except satellite. They want to share internet access via wireless.
The obvious answer would be to mount a directional antenna on her roof and send the signal to his house, where he would have an external antenna to pick it up and run it into his house. Unfortunately, she lives in a very restrictive community where they have a rule which prevents her from mounting an external antenna.
So my question is this: If he were to purchase a directional high-gain antenna and mount it on his roof, in theory, could he use that antenna to pick up the signal directly from her wireless router without her having any special equipment? If so, how big (DBi) would this antenna need to be to pick up a signal from a quarter mile away?
I know, it's a weird situation. But I'd like to help them, if I can.
Thanks,
Ron
“If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?” ~ Mevlana Rumi
Do you live in Michigan? Join us in the Tek-Tips in Michigan forum.