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I tried OVERPOWERING my WiFi!

2023-12-17

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In this video I will try to overpower my WiFi. That means that I was not happy with the WiFi reception in my house. And this all started with me buying a new WiFi router. So here I will show you how I solved the problem which involves amplifiers, antennas and a bit of electronics knowledge ;-) Let's get started!

Websites that were shown/used during the video:

https://avm.de/service/wissensdatenbank/dok/FRITZ-Box-5590-Fiber/892_Stellt-WLAN-Strahlung-ein-Risiko-dar/#:~:text=Die%20WLAN-Sendeleistung%20der%20FRITZ,%2C35%20GHz)%2C%20bzw.

https://wlan1nde.wordpress.com/2014/11/26/wlan-maximum-transmission-power-etsi/

https://www.mouser.de/c/semiconductors/wireless-rf-integrated-circuits/rf-amplifier/?operating%20frequency=2.4%20GHz%20to%202.5%20GHz&_gl=1%2Arssez9%2A_ga%2AMTE5MzQ1Mzg1NC4xNzAxNTExNTM5%2A_ga_15W4STQT4T%2AMTcwMTUxMTUzOC4xLjAuMTcwMTUxMTUzOC42MC4wLjA.

https://en.avm.de/products/fritzbox/fritzbox-5590-fiber/technical-specifications/

https://boxmatrix.info/wiki/PCB-Offboard_WLAN_2.4/5GHz

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0:00 My WiFi SUCKS!

1:10 Intro

1:56 Original WiFi Heatmap

2:37 2.4GHz or 5GHz?

3:47 How to Improve things?

4:17 WiFi Amplifier

5:21 2.4GHz Antenna

7:35 5GHz Antenna

8:42 Different 5GHz Channel

9:34 Testing a Directional Antenna (YouTube)

10:40 Verdict


My WiFi SUCKS!
/youtube/video/KV8U1cCo7UA?t=0
Intro
/youtube/video/KV8U1cCo7UA?t=70
Original WiFi Heatmap
/youtube/video/KV8U1cCo7UA?t=116
2.4GHz or 5GHz?
/youtube/video/KV8U1cCo7UA?t=157
How to Improve things?
/youtube/video/KV8U1cCo7UA?t=227
WiFi Amplifier
/youtube/video/KV8U1cCo7UA?t=257
2.4GHz Antenna
/youtube/video/KV8U1cCo7UA?t=321
5GHz Antenna
/youtube/video/KV8U1cCo7UA?t=455
Different 5GHz Channel
/youtube/video/KV8U1cCo7UA?t=522
Testing a Directional Antenna (YouTube)
/youtube/video/KV8U1cCo7UA?t=574
Verdict
/youtube/video/KV8U1cCo7UA?t=640
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