An X-Acto Knife or razor for cutting traces and trimming coaxial cable.This modification is not difficult, but bright lighting and use of a magnifier is suggested due to the small surface mount parts and thin circuit traces on the adapter. Data passes through the USB port on the left, and the antenna is etched on the right side. Note that longer path lengths (more than 200 meters or through walls and vegetation) may require making this modification to a device higher powered than the F5D7050.įirst, look at the circuit board. I have seen throughput on a 30 meter path go from 5.5 MB/Sec to a solid 54 MB/Sec – with reduced interference and no need for amplification. It can be applied to just about any commonly available adapter one simply cuts out the built in antenna and runs a feedline to a high gain replacement. Here is a project that can greatly increase wifi connection speed and range.
The Belkin F5D7050 is commonly available yet can give uncommon range and speed performance with the modification described here. While these devices are adequate for very local networking, they are capable of much better performance when connected to a high quality external antenna. Many USB wireless adapters have very good electronics paired with rather poor antennas.
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