[amsat-bb] 2 meter interference from WiFi hub

[Burns Fisher]

Thanks everyone.  I'm going to try ferrite chokes first and see what
happens.  I'll let you know how it goes.

On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 9:34 AM Eli Caul <eli.caul at sonic.com> wrote:

> I've had excellent luck with the Ubiquiti UniFi units, but they are not
> trivial to set up.
>
> Another one that seems to have great coverage and not 'spray' other
> frequencies is the Eero wireless solution.   The Eero sets up quite easily
> with an iOS or Android app.
>
> Both of these are industrial grade and fairly expensive, however.
>
> HTH!
>
> 73 de KK6ZHZ,
>
> - Eli Caul
>
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> Sonic
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Burns Fisher
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2018 16:57
> To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] 2 meter interference from WiFi hub
>
> Hi all,
>
> I finally figured out why I could not receive AO-91.  It turns out that my
> old Apple Time Capsule (a wifi hub with a disk built in) was pumping out a
> nice strong carrier on 145.965 totally overwhelming the satellite.  I have
> another newer Time Capsule that was fine.
>
> So the question is:  I want to replace this with another WiFi hub.  Does
> anyone have good or bad recommendations for a hub that does not generate a
> lot of RF? (When you google Wi-Fi and RF interference, you mainly get other
> things that interfere with Wi-Fi :-))
>
> Thanks and 73,
>
> Burns WB1FJ
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