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Will Wi-Fi Interfere with my wireless spy camera?

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Q:  'Will Wi-Fi devices create interference with my wireless spy camera?  Are there any sort of 'powered antennas' that would improve reception at all?' 

A: Problems with wireless signal interference are usually based at the transmission source (the camera) not the receiver.  The more power the wireless camera or transmission source has the greater distance, signal penetration and reception is possible.  Because wireless frequencies are regulated by the FCC anything outside of the scope of 2.4 GHz for home use would require a government approved operating license.

At the receiving end a larger Yagi antenna for reception would give you a greater reception coverage but does not help with interference.    
 

Most home appliances like WI-FI network devices and cordless phones used the 2.4 GHz range when they were first introduced into the marketplace.  Newer technologies now utilize wireless frequencies at the 5.8 GHz range and have since been eliminated any possibility of  wireless signal interference. 

So, in fact if you are using an older Wi-Fi appliance or cordless phone that operates at 2.4 GHz it could impede the signal of your SpyCamMan wireless camera signal if it is in close proximity to your cameras transmitter:  Best to keep them away from each other if at all possible.