On 7/23/2013 10:37 PM, Rock wrote: > Maybe I got the numbers wrong? > http://site.microcom.us/nbm2_datasheet > > Shouldn't that Nanobridge m2 be powerful enough to reach the 300 feet > or so to go from my BBQ to my home broadband router open "guest" > access point? that thing has a pretty narrow beam, it will need to be aimed carefully and mounted on a stable bracket that will take wind load without moving. you should be able to get 300 feet of mostly open space with a simple panel antenna, something like this, http://www.microcom.us/ezgo0214pnl.html you can put a range of radio/router boards inside that enclosure/antenna, like... http://www.microcom.us/wireless-lan--access-point---client-bridge--oem-module.html -- john r pierce 37N 122W somewhere on the middle of the left coast