docs: FEAT-14 — second T3U to replace onboard wlan0 (dual AC radios)

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| FEAT-11 | `SHIPPED` | Hotspot SSID/password settings + 5GHz WiFi role swap | Phase 27 | | FEAT-11 | `SHIPPED` | Hotspot SSID/password settings + 5GHz WiFi role swap | Phase 27 |
| FEAT-12 | `SHIPPED` | Log OBD speed before GPS fix (rolling-start capture) | Phase 27 | | FEAT-12 | `SHIPPED` | Log OBD speed before GPS fix (rolling-start capture) | Phase 27 |
| FEAT-13 | `IDEA` | Flush uploaded tracking rows from local DB | unassigned | | FEAT-13 | `IDEA` | Flush uploaded tracking rows from local DB | unassigned |
| FEAT-14 | `IDEA` | Second T3U to replace onboard wlan0 (dual AC radios) | unassigned |
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urgent — imported dashcam videos are the real disk consumer. urgent — imported dashcam videos are the real disk consumer.
### FEAT-14 — Second T3U to replace onboard wlan0 (dual AC radios)
- **Status**: `IDEA`
- **Area**: hardware + `deploy/yaris_uplink.py`, `deploy/install_netwatch.sh`, `modules/app_network.py`
- **Phase**: unassigned
- **What**: Owner bought a second TP-Link Archer T3U (RTL8812BU) to replace the onboard
BCM43438 currently serving as the internet uplink (wlan0). Both radios would then be fast
AC1300 T3U dongles — one AP (wlan1, 5GHz) and one uplink (wlan0) — removing the current
tradeoff where away-from-home uploads run over the weak onboard radio.
- **Considerations**:
- Both dongles share the Pi 3's USB 2.0 bus (~480 Mbps total), so two AC dongles can't both
run at full speed simultaneously — but each still far exceeds the onboard radio.
- Power: two AC dongles draw more than onboard + one; verify the 5V GPIO feed holds
(`vcgencmd get_throttled` should stay `0x0` for no undervoltage).
- Interface naming: both radios are USB now, so `wlan0`/`wlan1` may not map predictably —
pin `connection.interface-name` and/or add MAC-based udev rules so AP vs uplink never swap.
- The rtl88x2bu driver is already built; a second identical dongle should be plug-and-play.