What kind of range should I expect from my SkyFi wireless controller?
It really depends on the environment. Outside, at night, in an RF-quiet environment with no other WiFi networks around, performance is best – we’ve had users report being able to control their telescopes from more than 100 feet away! Indoors, with many other competing 2.4 GHz sources (other WiFi networks, cordless phones, etc.), range is much worse, especially if there are a lot of RF-reflective metal surfaces around. Frustratingly for us, trade show floors are among the most difficult environments for SkyFi! However, even in those circumstances, SkyFi should work reliably within a “practical” distance of a few meters from your iPhone/iPod touch. Range also depends on the device that you are using on the other end to communicate with SkyFi. The antennas built into WiFi-enabled computers usually have higher gain (better sensitivity) than those built into the iPhone or iPod Touch – so their range and performance with SkyFi will be correspondingly greater. Home wireless routers usually ha
