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In reply to Post #22
Yeah I have one they are brilliant. My chirp used to cut out around 40m but the ND extender keeps it connected and I must say it's a cracking bit of kit for £99 👍
Obviously you have to add the battery and tripod. I use a Yobon 30,000 Mah plus a K&F concept tripod which extends to 67 inches, so there's a bit to add but still it's a brilliant bit of kit.
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Has anyone used the ND Tackle range extender? It seems a fair price. I know you can make one yourself but by the time you've bought the Vonets, 6 dbi antenna, waterproof case, bankstick adapter and a tablet holder you haven't really saved a great deal.
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What you can try with these dual antenna devices is use the standard one that comes with it plus a high gain antenna - the one I'm using is 3dBi of gain out of the box) - the signal shape if you can imagine it is quite spherical in the signal or pattern shape to be precise which if you're antenna isn't pointing vertically, it's not so bad and there's lots of leeway seeing as the signal is roundish, you can also switch one of the antennas for a high gain antenna which should effectively give you greater range.
The only downside of using a higher gain antenna is that the signal is flattened, what I mean by that is that if you imagine a ball for example, with a higher gain antenna it's as if a fat bloke is sitting on the ball and making it more egg shaped...the greater the gain, the greater the elongation/flatter the signal will be which means you must have the antenna as absolutely straight and vertical as you can get it otherwise the gained signal will shoot over or fall short of your intended device/boat/whatever.
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In reply to Post #19
Works on any device 👍
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In reply to Post #5
Does your vonets work ok with apple phones or tablets
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https://www.baitboatmods.com/product-page/mk2-infinity-wifi-extender-5000mah-built-in-lithium-battery
I have one of these , more range than you can realistically ever need.
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In reply to Post #16
There's a lot of info out there mate, good stuff too, can save yourself a lot of money if you want 
@11 TeeCee. I know what you mean re the money, it was just but the original poster mentioned it in post 3.
I'm not particularly techy but if I apply myself I can follow others leads. I did make a range extender myself with a router as discussed on the forum in another post, it worked perfectly well but I liked the tidyness of Matts design rather than the router and couldn't be bothered to recase the router gubbins...personal preference...like you say each to their own 
I might be tempted to part with that router if anyones interested, prices have gone up since I bought it...just saying......probably cheaper ones available tho 
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Many thanks all, i'm looking at all the options mentioned and also found the yt clips and forum posts here, so i've got some reading to do  TX!
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In reply to Post #14
Super cool 👍
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In reply to Post #13
Sorry not you in reply to the technophobe
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In reply to Post #12
I think you've got me confused for someone else? I've already mentioned just buying a bridge repeater and just buy a battery. If you wanted it to look pretty you could put it in a box instead of an off the shelf box with the same in. None of what I've suggested has a carp tax.
Or are you talking about buying PCB parts and making you own bridge/extender? I'm sure I could if I was bothered to, maybe take a while to build my own GUI and get it working correctly? To save time I'm happy with what I've suggested to others, could get a cheaper bridge/extender I'd guess.
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In reply to Post #11
What I’m saying is for techies like me it’s difficult to justify when it’s just a bog standard WiFi bridge repeater that’s packaged up and sold.
For me I’d call it carp tax.
But if you are a technophobe I completely understand.
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In reply to Post #9
It's not so much the money, I quite like being able to MacGyver things myself, sort of a hobby.
Funnily enough, I bought the ND one, it was only when I cracked it open I thought, wow, I could do that myself. Each to their own and all that. I'm not saying that what I'm suggesting everyone has to do or similar, it's just an alternative to what O.P was asking in his/her post 👍
Bought a few bit from Matt at Fish Eye, good bloke 😁
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In reply to Post #6
That maybe true or not . But the company has a good reputation. And offered a solution to a problem I had . I'm a total technophobe and have no idea about such things. But what sold it for me was the built in power pack so I could charge it at home and not worry about taking leads and a charger to the bank. So I'm guessing it's a bit more than an antenna if I cracked it open . How much are the ridgemonkey powers packs. .I'm sure home made versions could be made much cheaper . However they have still sold ridgemonkey by the thousands. The point is it's up to the individual how he spends his money and if he thinks he's got good value or not. Not some random from the internet .👍
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In reply to Post #1
A quick google search brings up a few results, some on Youtube, as does searching the forum, personally I have the 1 from Matt at Fisheye.
As your keen on price custom made may not be a option
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In reply to Post #7
Is that in ref to #5 post?
If it was, if it's just an antenna, then yeah, just plug 'n' play, but if it's a booster/bridge then you'd have to set the SSID seeing as what O.P has posted isn't set for a Deepers SSID I'd best suppose 👍
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In reply to Post #6
You wouldn’t even need to do that the on screen menu / GUI when you first set it up with your deeper would give all tha information.
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In reply to Post #4
I bet if you cracked yours open, you'd have a 20 quid or so extender you could get from eBay, a cheapo battery and a button. Ain't ganna be anything special.
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I can't see why you couldn't just try that antenna with a deeper? Might be some chip in it that you have to program? Looks too good to be true to be fair, but like anything, you'll never know until you give it a go.
My extenders are Vonets VAP11S which are the same ones ND use in their extender. They cost 35 quid from Amazon, the other thing you'll need is a battery to power it, you might be able to find a USB to USBC/lightening adapter to plug into your phone instead of a battery...not gone down that route myself. Cheap as chips and does actually work to 200m. I've got one in my bait boat for my sonar and one on the bank and I've had it to 450 yds no problem. I'm sure I could go further.
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In reply to Post #3
It's the only one I've got .... this is by far the best I found . By far the best doesn't come cheap
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In reply to Post #2
Many thanks, but must say i liked the price better on aliexpress
And is this the best or the only extender available for the deeper that you know of?
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I've just bought one of these can extend my chirp up to 200 + meters
https://stealthcamuk.com/shop/ols/products/24ghz-booster-for-deeper-sonar
Sorry can't do highlighted links
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On aliexpress i saw a luckylaker depth finder with a wifi extender. Instead of 70 m they now claim 200 m range.
This is the one: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32672648100.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.603b5535Bezwtr&algo_pvid=4000e963-b412-4031-b046-8ff6ea9c8313&algo_exp_id=4000e963-b412-4031-b046-8ff6ea9c8313-6&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2265564188432%22%7D
I guess it's just an usb c antenna that you put in your phone and then functions as a range extender.
Does anyone know if something like that is available for a deeper, could be nice to give a much needed booster to the deeper starter range.
( I could go for the luckylaker oc, but i quite like the deeper software from what i've seen)
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