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Offline barbotte

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how to extent range
« on: November 04, 2011, »
hello i have 5 lynx with wireless version 2 and 2 LE with version 1 but updated to version 2
some of them will be too far from the main pc with the tx ..how can i make sure the last 2 LE get signal ?? ... i do have another (spare ) dmx tx/rx/ v 2 doing nothing ... what can i do with it ?? if i used it with another controller like the ren 24 or ren 48 lsd in the middle of my display will that boost the signal for the 2 last LE out of range ??
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Offline rrowan

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Re: how to extent range
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2011, »
How about moving the TX closer and away from the pc?

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Offline holland lights

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Re: how to extent range
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2011, »
You could use a tx/rx as a sender and plug it into the output of a lynx express. Put this tx/rx to transmit on a different universe and set the lynx expresses that are far away on that universe.  This kind of set up will extend the range.

Offline rm357

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Re: how to extent range
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2011, »
How big is your display? Are you sure you are having a range problem - the range on the V2 is pretty big as long as you don't have too many obstructions or interference.
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Offline barbotte

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Re: how to extent range
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2011, »
i am not done setting up my display but it look good so far ... the furthers one will be aprox 150-200 ft ... should it work ??
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Re: how to extent range
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2011, »
Early testing showed a working range of 460 ft, although RJ recommneds staying within 250 ft. The other issue you may run into is that these operate within the same 2.4GHz band used for wifi.

If you are having reception issues, you should change the internal jumper to use a different "universe". The jumpers change the channel... just be sure that both theTX and RX units match.

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