Router and ham radio

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Pierre Desjardins

Hi to all...

I need some help to solve a recurring problem: I am a radio amateur. I
also use a local wireless network. My modem is a SpeedStream DSL from
Efficient Networks. The wireless router is a Netgear WGR614 and a
Laptop is at about 20 feet from it.

The problem is that when I transmit, often the link is lost with the
Laptop so that I have to restart everything. I am aware that RF is in
cause.

I would like to know why the signal is lost even if the router is on,
and also how to reset the router in a simpler manner. Even if I
disconnect the router from the dc power supply and reconnect after 10
or more seconds, and/or close the modem, the problem still persists.
Only a complete reboot of the system can get the connection back.

Thanks for your help.
 
Wifi can recover very slowly. If u wait a few minutes, it will come
back by itself. Try using a specific SSID, and make sure SSID is your
"preferred" connection, before *ANY.
 
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Pierre said:
Hi to all...

I need some help to solve a recurring problem: I am a radio amateur. I
also use a local wireless network. My modem is a SpeedStream DSL from
Efficient Networks. The wireless router is a Netgear WGR614 and a
Laptop is at about 20 feet from it.

The problem is that when I transmit, often the link is lost with the
Laptop so that I have to restart everything. I am aware that RF is in
cause.

I would like to know why the signal is lost even if the router is on,
and also how to reset the router in a simpler manner. Even if I
disconnect the router from the dc power supply and reconnect after 10
or more seconds, and/or close the modem, the problem still persists.
Only a complete reboot of the system can get the connection back.

Thanks for your help.
Click to expand...

The problem is that if you are anywhere near the relatively low power
output WiFi router with your antanna for the HAM set, the HAM set will
completely overpower the signal and possibly flood the router with radio
waves causing it to malfunction.

What you can try to do, and I don't think it'll work, is specify the
channel the WiFi router uses so it doesn't have to find one. Other than
that, see if you can get some kind of damper for the computer room or
the laptop to help filter out the noise from the HAM set.

FYI, high powered CB sets do the same thing. Keep in mind that your
average WiFi puts out not even into the MegaWatts of power, in fact, the
signal strength on them 20 feet away is less than 1 mW. Your HAM puts
out how many watts?
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