Summary:

• They are obtained by Hacking Portals.
• Each Portal has 4 slots for mods and you can deploy 2 of them.
• Link Amps can be dropped, picked up or recycled.

Interactions:

• Deploying: deploying a Link Amp on a portal through the MOD status screen in the scanner.
• Recycling: replacing unwanted items in inventory with XM from within the Inventory option in the OPS menu.
• Dropping: Dropping the item on the ground to allow another player to pick up. Can be done within the Inventory option in the OPS menu.

AP Gain:

• +125 AP per Mod Installed

Deployment Rules:

• Portal must be captured by your faction.
• You need to have enough XM to perform the action.
• Portal needs to have a free slot for a mod.
• You need to be at the action range from the portal in order to deploy a Link Amp.
• Every deploy action cost you some XM.

Note:

Very Rare Link Amps are unstable and long distance links often fail.