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On 04/12/2025 07:52, David Taylor wrote:
> On 03/12/2025 20:28, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> Anyone have any anecdotal or other wise informatin on pi PICO W and
>> other pis with wifi being more, or less able to connect with temperature.
>> I took mine outside and it connected and reported its indoor
>> temperature, but hasn`t reported since. Wifi is on the bleeding edge
>> (-94dBm)
>
> I`ve found that Wi-Fi on the Pico W to be dependent on its supply
> voltage. Two A cells isn`t enough.
>
I have *three* AAs ! The ultrasonics need nearer 5V.
It worked fine on my desk here but the signal strength was around -87dBn ..
Now it`s outside on the far side of a garage I seem to have lost about 6dB.
I should be able to make that up with some sort of reflector.
It will all be a bit suck it and see sadly. I have nothing beyond a
mobile phone to measure field strength with...
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