The best of Wi-Fi DX

On August 12, 2020 I set my new record during a DX-pedition to Dylewska Góra.
Read more: 5 GHz Wi-Fi DX record – Denmark logged in Poland @ 745 km

1. Distance records

This list contains the farthest 5 GHz Wi-Fi networks received near Płock, Poland via tropospheric ducting propagation.

SSID Radio name S↑ Logs Approximate location [km]
nwn-humble-lt02   -81 2024-07-21 4 DNK Humble 646
S-www.skywire.dk AP-Vesteregnen -87 2024-07-21 4 DNK Vesteregnen 644
LollandsNet_Kram_1 Kramnitse 1 -90 2024-07-21 4 DNK Kramnitse 607
nwn-falsterbo-bmft01   -91 2024-07-21 4 DNK Falsterbo 549
mezon_airmax_bernotai IGN_BSUU_bernotai_02_vb -90 2022-08-27 4 LTU Bernotai 531
  YstadSec164D1540 -82
-83
2021-09-09
2022-06-04
1 S Ystad 499
rd-sub-sem-6-3   -88 2020-09-21 1 UKR Dubno 481
ripa1 repehiv-ap1.rs -84 2018-10-11 1 UKR Repekhiv 465
elbern link_bernatoniu -84
-83
2019-07-01
2022-08-27
4 LTU Bernatoniai 461
nevez_omni57 nevez_omni57 -87 2022-08-27 1 LTU Panevėžys 460
molis50   -88 2019-07-01 1 LTU Panevėžys 458
proj_omni52 proj_omni52 -89 2022-08-27 4 LTU Panevėžys 458
    -76 2021-09-09 2 D Rügen 457
    -77 2021-09-09 2 D Rügen 457
    -77 2021-09-09 1 D Rügen 455
kniau_omni51 kniau_omni51 -83 2022-08-27 4 LTU Panevėžys 454
    -69 2021-09-09 1 D Rügen 454
MEZON_80432_521 PZG_BSUR_jotainiai_jotainiu_12_3 -90 2022-08-27 4 LTU Jotainiai 447
nwn-gohren-lt03   -86 2024-07-21 4 D Göhren 444
nwn-gohren-sec02   -84 2021-09-09 4 D Göhren 444
KLI_TRYSKIAMS ventos kam -84 2021-09-10 1 LTU Venta 443
r2_s12_3 A3_170_VLN-S12 -89 2022-08-27 1 LTU Vilnius 439
RW-DC-SNEZ-PPB1 SNEZ-PPB1-070X -90 2019-12-30 1 CZE Děčínský Sněžník 438
MEZON_10043_510 *VLN_BSUR_akme -88 2022-08-27 2 LTU Akmeniškės 435
MEZON_10162_529 VLN_BSUR_pavilnio_GSM_rocket_5AC -85 2022-08-27 4 LTU Vilnius 433
MEZON_00120_522 VLN_BSUR_M120_avizieniai_rocket_ -87 2022-08-27 4 LTU Avižieniai 431
sc_neo_zb_link_01 s1:vZamok.ub1 -84 2018-10-11 1 UKR Lviv 426
INTERDATA.CZ_Tanecnice_1 Interdata.cz – T -90 2022-08-26 2 CZE Tanečnice 415
MIK-COM-K AP-COM-H -90
-76
2022-07-05
2022-08-26
4 CZE Mikulášovice 413
MIK-COM-K AP-COM-H -86 2018-11-17 1 CZE Mikulášovice 413
MEZON_10223_522 VLN_BSUR_Guopstai_rocket_5AC_230 -86 2022-08-27 4 LTU Guopstos 411
MEZON_10143_513 VLN_BSUR_b_voke_rocket_5AC_270de -87 2022-08-27 4 LTU Baltoji Vokė 411
BV-Zagarine   -88 2022-08-27 1 LTU Žagarinė 410
WL24-S02 WL24-S02 -87 2019-06-29 4 DNK Bornholm 408
Ginetas-Achema-D Ach-Desin 248 -88 2019-07-01 4 LTU Jonava 406
Ginetas-Achema-D Ach-Desin 248 -90 2022-08-27 4 LTU Jonava 406
OTSCHW1 SCH-AP-Butzko Om -77 2024-09-04 1 D Hoyerswerda 405
ub-rv-alddoebern Master BOS Altdoebern -90 2022-08-26 4 D Altdöbern 404
WiFi Papliauskos 5GW Bullet M5 -85 2022-08-27 4 LTU Papliauškos 403
VT-CH19-NR1 VT-CH19-AP -88 2022-08-27 4 LTU Šveicarija 403
5g_gavanet_studanka_v 5g_gavanet_stu -88 2022-08-26 1 CZE Varnsdorf 403
WET2SIE AP-WetroHochhaus -85 2019-12-30 4 D Wetro 402
BNKP-000 Geissler-AP-AC2 -84 2024-09-04 1 D Hoyerswerda 402
  fuck off -78 2022-08-26 1 CZE Jablonné v Podještědí 400
GeSchi2 DH-AP33-SCH -81
-78
2024-09-03
2024-09-04
1 D Hoyerswerda 398
SchillRu SCH-AP-Rund -90
-85
2024-09-03
2024-09-04
4 D Hoyerswerda 398
SchillRu AP1-Zuse -86
-80
2024-09-03
2024-09-04
4 D Hoyerswerda 397
SchillRu AP2-Zuse -89
-85
2024-09-03
2024-09-04
4 D Hoyerswerda 397
SchillRu AP1-Zuse Hochhau -86 2019-12-30 1 D Hoyerswerda 397
DH1 AP-Zeissig UPA -89 2024-09-04 1 D Hoyerswerda 397
lkg-wlan AP-VF-SEC1 -86
-81
2024-09-03
2024-09-04
1 D Hoyerswerda 396
Nauznam   -88 2021-09-09 1 POL Świnoujście 395
  MKR2 -82 2024-09-04 1 D Hoyerswerda 395
ThPh HY-AP-Thomas Phi -90 2024-09-04 1 D Hoyerswerda 394
KLI_VYTAUTAS KLI_VYTAUTAS -87 2023-09-09 4 LTU Plunge 394
erdvesM282 VLN_BSUU_teten -91 2022-08-27 4 LTU Tetėnai 394
WDSL-OL-NET 44.1 OL44.1 Lba Slg 5G AP -87 2022-08-26 1 D (unid) 393
WDSL-OL-NET OL57.2 LWD AP ND -88 2019-12-30 1 D Lawalde 393
OL22.wdsl.ol.de OL21.2 KMD – NC OL22 -74
-83
-90
-76
-90
2019-12-30
2021-07-30
2022-05-26
2022-08-26
2024-09-04
4 D Kottmarsdorf 393
WDSL-OL-NET2.0 OL26.2 Schanze 5G AP -82 2022-08-26 4 D Kottmar 392
lkg-wlan AP-Omni Leag -87
-83
2024-09-03
2024-09-04
1 D Hoyerswerda 390
erdves_varniai_rm5_01 TLS_BSUU_varni -88 2018-10-11 4 LTU Varniai 390
GreitasRMS2 NanoStation M5 -90 2022-08-27 1 LTU Rumšiškės 388
GreitDovPietus DovainonysGrei -89 2022-08-27 2 LTU Dovainonys 387
OL30.wdsl-ol.de OL21.1 -KMD Schu -89
-82
2021-07-30
2022-08-26
1 D Löbau 385
ub-rv-tuev Master TUEV -88
-85
2024-06-29
2024-08-30
1 D Cottbus 382
siet2marg siet2marg -85 2022-08-27 4 LTU Sietynas 382
siet2turs siet2turs -85 2022-08-27 4 LTU Sietynas 382
  Smer Gazo -86
-87
-86
2018-11-17
2019-10-14
2020-01-17
1 SVK Chleb 380
Riomerlink Link_riomer33 -85 2022-08-27 1 LTU Kaunas 380
Bertara-HQ   -77 2022-08-27 1 LTU Kaunas 379
db.192.aero.ac db.192.aero.ac -91 2022-08-27 2 LTU Kaunas 377
FreeNet.Lysyvrch Lysyvrch_SV -88 2018-11-17 1 CZE Lysý vrch 376
KIS-GR4-LS KIS SEC (Gruso -89 2022-08-27 1 LTU Kaunas 376
davgita5409   -84 2022-08-27 1 LTU Kaunas 375
db.fr.9f   -89 2019-07-01 1 LTU Kaunas 375
davgita6008   -84 2022-08-27 1 LTU Kaunas 374
Anbindung Trebendorf-Gahry Anbindung Treb -89 2024-09-03 4 D Trebendorf/Gahry 374
DB_KAM_01 NanoBeamM5 300 -89 2022-08-27 1 LTU Kaunas 373
AP-AL1   -85
-88
-89
2020-10-05
2021-06-22
2021-09-09
1 POL Kasprowy Wierch 373
r1_s30_2 Rocket 5AC Prism -89 2018-10-11 2 LTU Kretingalė 372
grd1s1 GRD GM S1 -89
-86
2024-09-03
2024-09-04
D Gross Duben 372
MVTV_EURO8   -90 2022-08-27 1 LTU Kaunas 371
MVTV_EURO6   -90 2022-08-27 1 LTU Kaunas 371
ub-ovmarxdorf. Sektor Marxdor -90 2022-08-26 1 D Marxdorf 371
IPWEC-IPJAG Wolin2Jagniatk -90 2021-09-09 1 POL Wolin 370
aka_omni53 aka_omni53 -83 2022-08-27 4 LTU Akademija 370
L24 AP1 L24 AP1 -80
-85
-88
2023-05-22
2024-07-21
2024-08-02
3 POL Łuskowo 370
IPWEC-CG PEC_2Czarnoglowy -89
-80
2021-06-04
2021-09-09
1 POL Wolin 369
W40 AP2 W40 AP2 -83
-89
2021-09-09
2024-07-21
3 POL Wolin 369
davgita808 MR8 -88 2019-07-01 1 LTU Kaunas 368
L24 AP2 L24 AP2 -85
-87
2024-07-21
2024-08-02
3 POL Wolin 368
davgita702   -86 2022-08-27 1 LTU Ringaudai 367
ap_arenijapatsnaujausias LiteBeam 5AC 16 120 -91 2022-08-27 4 LTU Stanaičiai 365
ip-chrobry   -82 2021-09-09 1 POL Kamień Pomorski 365
MEZON_pajuris GRL_BSUU_pajur -86
-84
2018-10-11
2020-09-19
1 LTU Klaipėda 364
vezion_omni51 vezion_omni51 -89 2022-08-27 4 LTU Vėžionys 364
ub-rv-loos Master Loos -80 2022-08-26 1 D Seelow 364
IPECQRT   -78
-88
-78
-83
-82
-88
-87
-84
-88
-83
-76
-90
-83
2017-10-18
2018-05-13
2018-05-20
2018-05-28
2018-11-17
2019-06-25
2020-01-02
2022-03-20
2023-06-20
2024-05-13
2024-05-14
2024-07-21
2024-08-30
1 POL Police 364
r1_s15_8A Rocket M5 Tita -88 2018-10-11 1 LTU Klaipėda 364
ampionet_k_t ampionet_k_t -84 2021-09-09 1 POL Police 363
LAND2GR   -85
-77
2022-05-26
2022-08-26
1 D Görlitz 363
erdves_grg_dovilai ppru_gargzdai_ -89 2023-09-09 4 LTU Gargždai 363

Additional information:

  • SSID (Service Set Identifier) – network name.
  • Radio name – additional extension for network name in proprietary wireless protocols (Mikrotik, Ubiquiti, Cisco),
  • S↑ – the strongest reported signal level value [dBm].
  • Logs – all reception dates.
  • Approximate location – network’s location and distance based on geolocation:
    1 – WiGLE database,
    2 – Google Geolocation,
    3 – local Wi-Fi network database,
    4 – tentative location based on network name (like place or company name),
    5 – Apple Geolocation.
    Note: The listed distances are just rough information due to nature of Wi-Fi geolocation. They do not correspond to the exact location of a network.

2. Signal level records

The following list contains the strongest (vs distance) 5 GHz Wi-Fi networks.

SSID
 
Log
 
Approximate location [km] Signal peak [dBm]
  Dist Σ H V
most-ustronie 2021-06-20 3 POL Strzelce Wielkie 198 -53 -55 -57
LNK_TOSZOWICE7 2020-09-22 1 POL Toszowice 267 -62 -65 -65
MHT2-EW4N 2020-01-02 3 POL Ustroń 325 -66 ? ?
Bv-Ss 2020-01-02 4 CZE Sedliste 332 -68 ? ?
  2021-09-09 1 D Rügen 454 -67 -72 -69
nwn-humble-lt02 2024-07-21 4 DNK Humble 646 -80 -85 -81

3. Indoor consumer Wi-Fi routers

Under very good propagation conditions it is also possible to receive signals from indoor routers. Reception from very distant indoor devices is rare. This is around 1% of all networks logged ever. The following list contains only networks received with no LOS at a distance of ≥ 130 km.

SSID S↑ Logs OUI Approximate location [km]
TP-Link_05F0 -88 2023-05-21
TP-Link 2 POL Zielona Góra 297
FunBox2-9B17 -85 2022-08-26 Sagemcom 2 POL Karolin (Piotrkówek) 281
Random -86 2018-05-19 Compal 2 POL Gdańsk 210
TP-Link_F86E_5G -87 2021-10-10 TP-Link 2 POL Lgota 200
InternetNaKabelBezprzewodowy_5G -91 2022-07-05 Tenda 2 POL Witaszyce 166
Orange_Swiatlowod_C760 -86 2022-07-20 Sagemcom 2 POL Smętowo Graniczne 147
GeckoNET-AP000161_5G -89 2022-07-20 Kaonmedia 2 POL Nowe 137
GeckoNET-AP00025C_5G -84
-89
2022-06-18
2022-07-20
Kaonmedia 2 POL Nowe 137
CGA2121_RDDc5FK -90 2022-05-25 Technicolor 2 POL Bydgoszcz 134
Orange_Swiatlowod_4900 -86 2022-05-25 Sagemcom 2 POL Bydgoszcz 134
UPC0744123 -85 2022-05-25 Compal 2 POL Bydgoszcz 134
UPC8F2C6AB -85 2019-08-20 Compal 2 POL Bydgoszcz 134
UPC9F2127D -84 2022-05-25 Compal 2 POL Bydgoszcz 132
UPCD4B481C -89 2022-05-25 Compal 2 POL Bydgoszcz 132
Orange_Swiatlowod_3468 -86 2022-05-25 Sagemcom 2 POL Bydgoszcz 132
UPC829C84D -88 2021-10-11 Compal 2 POL Bydgoszcz 132
5G-Vectra-WiFi-360EAA -86 2022-05-25 Technicolor 2 POL Bydgoszcz 132
Manas Wi-Fi 5zl/h -75
-80
2022-05-25
2022-06-26
Compal 2 POL Bydgoszcz 132
UPC2871135 -85
-87
-90
-86
-88
-87
2022-05-25
2022-06-26
2022-07-01
2022-07-05
2022-07-06
2023-05-13
ARRIS 2 POL Bydgoszcz 131
UPCFB56EFA -86
-83
-86
-84
-89
-86
-87
2022-05-19
2022-05-25
2022-06-05
2022-06-26
2022-09-07
2023-05-13
2023-05-28
Compal 2 POL Bydgoszcz 131

4. Received countries

So far, networks from 10 countries have been presumably logged:

  • POL – Poland
  • CZE – Czechia
  • LTU – Lithuania
  • D – Germany
  • UKR – Ukraine
  • RUS – Russia
  • S – Sweden
  • DNK – Denmark
  • SVK – Slovakia
  • BLR – Belarus

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