Why such a weak signal
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This device is crap, it gets hot and stops working under windows for no reason.
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Not really sure when I was setting it up with my Pi I was showing like -198db (I really know next to nothing about signal strength so I assume that isn't good) when I plugged it into my PC that is slightly farther away it was getting 4/5 bars (which is generally a good thing) so who knows. Once I got it working with on my Pi it really hasn't been a problem, course the most intensive tasks it handles is the occasional apt-get.Probably best not to expect the moon from any of these micro wifi dongles since their internal antenna is uber tiny.
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Assuming the distance from your router isn't too far. Try to take off all other USB components having only the wireless adapter plugged in and see if the signal is higher. USB 2.0 isn't very strong. Just like cable it loses its strength with more stuff plugged especially if its on an older mobo. Hope this helps.
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Radio signal's travel at the speed of light. So any delay is in it being processed due to low signal strength.Distance is almost irrelevant in some regards though.
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Is the signal flickering. Or just out not receiving. If it flashing or flickering you probably have a cable problem. If you no signal the box may have a bad output
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if you have weak signal bring the device to a window or you can buy a special antenna
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I find the UPS or surge strip is usually my problem not the PC but either way it should help. I have my UPS plugged into one and that cleared up my main problem. Any type of surge protector appears to weaken the signal.
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Well if it is not reading signals you are probably not close enough. The range is horrible on this thing. With that being said make sure you are searching from within the program they installed on your comp
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Yeah I agree with Danny, but with some creative engineering you can still boost the signal distance. The only way to boost the signal of something like this would be to utilize the interrupt pin and have it trigger from a read on the external antenna, Which would actually be pretty interesting to code and build. Hope this helps!
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My experience with this unit is the signal is some what degraded you will not get HD
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Likely you have a conflicting device that is using the same frequency signals. This device could be coming from your neighbor who may be triggering and it may appear random to you. You should an reach out to seller to exchange the item.
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I haven't tried that set up. The signal going in through a good interface shouldn't degrade or distort. If you try this, lets us here how that worked for you.
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I am assuming the sound is too low and can be a little hard to hear. That's because the signal being used was intended to be amplified. This adapter worked for my needs as our LAN party just needed to have a general idea of what was going on. I plan on looking for a battery powered in-line amp to plug this into for future parties. Hope this helped.
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It may be the interference comes from the walls blocking the signal interrupting the connection. Go outside, walk away from the phone without walls and see how far you can get.
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maybe the signal is not strong near the thermostatcheck signal with cell phone
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There is a power supply unit for boosting the incoming signals so the weaker signals will also got boost up and you can see more channels. This power supply does not charge anything but just provides ongoing power.
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They have built in amps so I have multiple methods to provide signals. I would be careful, we have purchased 3 to get two working units. We could have returned a defective unit but the warrant requirement that we pay to ship the defective unit made it not worth it. The build quality is TERRIBLE. But the two we have working sound incredible and are used daily in my wife's fitness studio. That being said I have had to bypass the on/off switch to keep one working... All in all they have been very well worth the effort because of the price. Good luck!
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My best guess is because of distance. It would be out of range from the GPS.
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I'm trying to find out the same thing. It's weird. Mine detects stations that are very faint yet misses some of the major ones with strong signals. So how do I get those major stations?!? Hello Creative Labs: You're missing some obvious features, so plus update so you'll really be the best.