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Old 12-22-2014, 10:06 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by N3LYT View Post
Yeah strictly an experiment I saw a site with a Yagi with a built in TX amp. Don’t have a clue if it’s any good but it had potential. Found it-- http://www.amazon.com/NextG-USB-Yagi...ong+range+wifi That should work right through the window.
That looks like a nice, compact, high-gain setup... But I have a question. The only cable I see running to the powered antenna is a USB cable. I get that the USB cable supplies to power to the embedded antenna RF amps. But, where does the amplified RF signal GO? Surely not down the USB cable.

Is there a second RF / coax cable hooked to the antenna that is just not shown in the picture?

The current external WiFi (not powered) antenna that I have only has a thin RF / coax cable coming out of it that I plug into the WiFi card in my computer.

I think I'm missing something obvious here .
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