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this post was submitted on 04 May 2024
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To save you going 5 min into the video.. He was using an adapter with zigbee2mqtt that was listed as experimental.
It is less about the network adaptor and more that ~~he switches from zha to zigbee2mqtt with~~ the skyconnect / homeassistant adaptor that is still not fully supported in zigbee2mqtt.
Using a coordinator more central to your network can help but as long as a large number of your powered relay devices have a strong connection there isn't anything wrong with using the USB ones.
The ONLY issue with the USB ones is that it is recommended you put them on an extension cable as the USB port it self can cause interference, and putting a little distance from the antenna helps.
So his solution DOES all that, and is a good solution, but I wouldn't just go toss your USB stick in the bin..
He was always using Zigbee2MQTT, but he switched from a Sonoff to the Sky Connect and that's coupled with his dongle placement caused his issues.
He opens the video with "over the years I have used ZHA and Zigbee2mqtt" so I made a little assumption. but that makes it worse if he was already using Zigbee2mqtt when he picked up the Sky Connect and didn't check compatibility.