"Brian A" <no_spam_bca1000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:6epi13d1cdupdiktg5br5q070phk9u0m2k@4ax.com

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> If I wanted to increase the range, of any device like
> this, I'd look at improving the aerial. It is a pity
> these devices don't have an aerial socket. To use an
> external aerial you'd have to open up the base station
> and make a suiable connection. There are plenty of
> articles on the Net for homebrew 2.4GHz aerials. It all
> depends on how confident you are about the electronics
> side of it.

I wouldn't swear to it, but I'd hazard a pretty good guess that the reason
these devices don't have aerial sockets is to prevent people doing exactly
what you are trying to do..! Imagine if everybody put external aerials on
their DECT bases, it could cause a lot of interference problems. Do it
with Wi-Fi as well and it would be chaos in a heavily populated area..!

Also if you do modify the aerial connection, bear in mind you will almost
certainly invalidate any warranty and probably run foul of type-approval
legislation as well.


Ivor