Connecting to 5 GHz WiFi with Raspberry Pi

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Hi everyone,

Has anyone found a way to get a SensorGnome to connect to wifi networks on the 5 GHz bandwidth? It seems like where I work (mostly in Ontario, Canada but currently in Belize), the 2.4GHz connections are becoming less available to get towers online with wifi.

Thanks,

Derek Morningstar, M.Sc., PWS

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Derek,

The onboard WiFi on a Raspberry Pi 3 does not support 5GHz WiFi, but you can use a USB dongle that supports 5GHz and connect that way.

Source: https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=192541#:~:text=The%20WIFI%20on%20RPi%203B,a%20USB%20WIFI%20’dongle’.

Matt

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@myotistar a little late, but Raspberry Pi 4 can connect to 5 GHz WiFi.