ON-FARM

WiFi tower aids connectivity

JAKE HAMILTON from Condamine Queensland is in a black spot when it comes to mobile phone coverage but he can get a reasonable signal in some patches on the farm.

Staff writer
 The Hamilton’s built a 36m tower with a Yagi antenna.

The Hamilton’s built a 36m tower with a Yagi antenna.

To get around the issue, Jake built himself a 36m high tower with a Yagi antenna to maximise the received mobile phone signal and a WiFi transmitter antenna so WiFi signal could be received by WiFi repeaters...

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