WIFI Connectivity issues

[chrisp250 (Christian)]

This is the antenna mod I was referring to, because my esp doesn’t have a connector for an external antenna:

How to add an external antenna to an ESP board

If you’ve purchased an ESP board without a connector for an external antenna and find you are pushing the limits of reception - all is not lost. Also this is slightly easier than moving the 0603 sized resistor required to use the external antenna socket on some boards. These parts can be found for a couple of dollars on ebay or Aliexpress: [1] Then do this: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Good to go: [IMG_4136]

I do have an external antenna like this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Bingfu-Rosewill-Gigabyte-Wireless-Security/dp/B082SHKT3Q/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=3DSG6IBPFUOT7&keywords=wifi+antenna&qid=1668924414&sprefix=wifi+anten%2Caps%2C286&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

What I’m curious about is:

• Other esp devices that are further away have a better signal level when looking at the wifi router.
• The big difference between the signal level my wifi router advertises (80db) as compared to what the esp advertises (40db)

That’s why I wonder whether there is an issue with the transmit power of the esp.

Thank you
Christian