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Originally Posted by David M
When you are tied up and your boats heading is relatively steady, try one with a parabolic dish.
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OK...I think I have figured out the multi quote;

David....do you have a specific link regarding the paradbolic dish? Is this what you are using?
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Originally Posted by wingssail
In a marina a directional antenna helps. We use a Bear Outdoor Extender.
The big problem with WiFi emanating for a marina are the sailboat masts in the marina itself. Sailboat masts cause WiFi signals to bounce around and the result are signals that come to you from different directions and at different times. This is known as multipath propagation. Using a directional antenna eliminates much of that. A Bear Outdoor Extender has a USB cable and plugs into your computer. You put the antenna on deck and point it to the marina's access point. There are similar products. You recognize them by their flat rectangular shape.
We also use the Bear Outdoor Extender at anchor but of course as your boat swings you have to change the direction that the antenna is pointing. We've had great success getting WiFi from shore even with that problem and even at quite long distances.
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Hello Fred.....thanks for your lengthy reply! Fred, looks like we may have missed your wake, but was close. We managed the haha 2021 sailed to
La Paz for a couple of months as we put the boat the rest of the way together. From there Mazatalan to PV. April 1st we headed North...stopping for a couple of days at
La Paz so as to re-provision. We then worked our way... all way to San Filipe... we pulled Windswept at Penasco Mex. three weeks ago.
We are now in Ca.....building quite a pile of boat year....so as to re join "Windswept" and continue South, namely
South Pacific and beyond.
I did pull up Bear.... I'm a tad concerned about that smaller SS conection betwen the directional
head and mount. Is there a problem in that area? Do you have the unit permantly mounted outside?
Perfect example of it's use would be out in the anchorage....on the hook outside Marina La Paz!

Again thanks!!
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Originally Posted by Lake-Effect
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Yes, I did find that thread....unfortunately (to me) not a heck of a lot of info there. I did PM Giro (thread starter)....asking him what he came up with. btw: I am also in the Monterey Bay area!

I'm sure there is a
beer in the cards here!!

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Originally Posted by boatpoker
We've had an Alpha CampPro for threee years and have been very pleased with it. They have excellent customer support. Turns your whole boat into a hotspot.
Between Toronto and Bahamas we have never been more than 2-3 days without a free signal anchored within 1/2 mile of a McDonalds, a coffee shop, hotel etc.
https://store.rokland.com/products/a...409-tf-antenna
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Thanks Boatpoker.....researching your suggestion. Thanks heaps!!