Easily Increase Wi-Fi Range to Your Astrophotography Rig

If you control your astrophotography rig wirelessly but are having trouble getting a good Wi-Fi signal, a single piece of equipment and a frequency change may well resolve the problem. Get solid Wi-Fi to your AP rig out to 100 meters or more.
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[@CDigata]

jiga hertz made me laugh... glad it all works for you

[@SKYST0RY]

According to Websters, it's giga or jiga . It's jiga where I'm from.

[@d.fresh.750]

Funny how differently we can pronounce things depending on where we live. 🙂 Great solution for remote connectivity!

[@MrSummitville]

​​@@d.fresh.750Dialects are not funny. It is called language..

[@d.fresh.750]

@@MrSummitville so, are you insulted by a simple observation of the differences in a Canadian dialect and a US dialect?

[@aw7425]

I run coax for my radios thru pvc pipe above ground. Your tp link is awesome. I have them also connected to my Starlink

[@IronMan-2024]

I use Wi-Fi from my kitchen to my scope in the backyard which is 10m away. Very easy solution and works very well. I'm lucky I'm really close to the scope.

[@SKYST0RY]

Nice that it can be that close. I wanted to get a good ways away from the tree line and maximize angle of view.

[@TechMasterRus]

It seems you have power line going to the telescope. Why not just place the ethernet cable on the same route? Maybe with a repeater if it's more than 100 m total.

[@SKYST0RY]

It was an option, but digging in a trench for the cable would have been a lot of work over our rocky ground. And, anyway, one day I will build a second observatory and warm room out there, along with solar power for the observatories, so it would be wasted work in the long run.

[@TareqAstroPhoton]

What kind of drone and camera you used to video this?

[@SKYST0RY]

A Mavic 3. It's been very reliable for quite a few years.

[@TareqAstroPhoton]

@@SKYST0RY Cool, thank you

[@Astrofotografie]

I would use a dedicated AP/WGB combo with directional antennas ( ofc price can go up fast 😅 ), and ye people still underestimate 2,4ghz, 2,4ghz is a smaller band so longer range possible.

[@SKYST0RY]

For our purposes, 2.4 carries plenty enough data. I think the 5 Ghz advantage is its more secure, maybe just because it has less range.

[@DS-iu9ut]

How are you supplying power in the wooded area and at the observatory? I didn't notice any type of visible power line.

[@SKYST0RY]

I can run it from the battery backup system or just run a couple outdoor grade extension cords out there. Right around 3:20 you can see the extension cord. I keep it up off the ground on extra tall fence posts. Eventually, I may setup a small solar power system.

[@AmatureAstronomer]

Neat.

[@vaibhavsati538]

That's amazing

[@mikehardy8247]

I can't find a "2000", 1800, 3000 etc.

[@SKYST0RY]

I am not sure what this is in reference to.

[@mikehardy8247]

The model numbers.

[@SKYST0RY]

@@mikehardy8247 Oh, sorry, of course. TP Link Deco AX 3000.

[@mikehardy8247]

Thanks!