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In Episode 28, Scott and Jeremy talk antenna fundamentals with Ben Baranek and Brent Miller of MP Antenna. They explain antenna gain, polarization, multipath, ground planes, frequency selection, antenna spacing, and why higher gain is not always better. From reflective factories and moving AGVs to outdoor industrial networks, the conversation offers practical guidance for choosing and installing antennas that deliver stable, reliable wireless connectivity in challenging OT environments.

In this episode of The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast, Jeremy and Scott explore the "invisible design" decisions that separate projects that remain easy to manage for years from those that become frustrating mysteries. From documentation standards and network diagrams to naming conventions, photos, and everyday engineering habits, they share practical lessons learned from real-world industrial deployments that can save countless hours, reduce downtime, and make every wireless project more maintainable long after the installation is complete.

In this round table episode of the Industrial Wi-Fi Shop Podcast, Scott, Jeremy, Justin, and Troy dig into the real-world challenges that come with designing, troubleshooting, and securing wireless networks in industrial environments.

In this episode, Scott and Jeremy break down the operational modes of several leading industrial wireless client radios, including the Phoenix Contact 1021, ProSoft RLX2, and Siemens SCALANCE, explaining when and why you'd choose each one. The conversation digs into the real-world importance of Layer 2 transparency for protocols like PROFINET and PROFIsafe, and how technologies like VxLAN are making standards-based deterministic wireless more accessible. The hosts also tackle the often-overlooked challenge of passive clients on industrial networks and how NAT and IP masquerading can keep them reachable without breaking your architecture. Whether you're retrofitting legacy serial devices or building out a full IIoT data pipeline, this episode has the technical depth to help you make smarter wireless decisions on the plant floor.

Jerry Olla from Hamina dropped buy to talk about the Hamina tools and what it means for wireless in the realms of OT. Their New tools for surveys and full suite of wireless design software are game changers for industrial wireless surveys.

The 2025 year end round up with the IWS guys talking with others from the wireless and OT communities about what's currently on their test benches and lots of other great stuff!

Josh Varghese sits down and knocks off the dirt from his boots with The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop team to talk about the OT infrastructure that it takes to support industrial wireless deployments. From general Wi-Fi access to sensor suites, from HaLoW to wireless I/O, they all require wires and network protocols on the back end.

Kelly Peralta from Gateworks Corporation & Andy McFarlane from Morse Micro came by The Industrial Wi-Fi Shop to discuss Wi-Fi HaLow in depth with Jeremy and myself! From development to real world use cases, from hardware to frequencies, it's a good time. I am really excited for this one as HaLow has been talked about for what seems like forever. Now we are finally seeing real devices purpose built for use in enterprise, industry and manufacturing.

Dan and Eric from Esteem sat down with the IWS guys to talk about 900MHz, how they utilize it, and how it compares to Wi-Fi HaLow.

It’s not your mothers wi-fi. As a matter of fact, it’s not 802.11 at all! Matt Virus and Igor Moiseev from Cisco stop by the shop to talk all things URWB and Industrial IoT.

Tobias Meyer from Aunex came into the shop for a deep dive into the world of Bluetooth Low Energy, also known as BLE and to talk industrial use cases.

Julio Petrovitch joins the guys to discuss all things NetAlly! The Aircheck G3 and the Cyberscope Air, what can they do and how can they benefit you in OT wireless (or in any environment)

Winners of the Wi-Fi Explorer 3 Guide Giveaway, News, Events and The Growth of Industrial Wireless. The Importance of Best Practices and Their Impact on Planning, Installation and Long Term Maintenance

Bryan Lee and Brian Tuttle from the super power consortium that is Oscium and MetaGeek join the show to talk all things spectrum analysis!

Justin Shade and Danny Walters from Phoenix Contact USA joined us to hang out in the shop and talk about wireless power induction, NearFi and wireless I/O. Also the latest contest winners, news and more!