Jim A quick Google of usb wifi steamer produced these instructions (and many others!) What a hoot!
http://www.instructables.com/id/EQARE4I72GEPUCHTHU/?ALLSTEPS Steve my-iotum +1 (613) 686-6609 The only number you need to reach me. -----Original Message----- From: Jim Van Meggelen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: August 3, 2006 4:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [on-asterisk] VoIP & Wireless - Antenna recommendation Anybody know where to find a howto on that and get the parts? I'd love to be able to take calls on my laptop in the backyard. Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Robar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: August 3, 2006 4:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [on-asterisk] VoIP & Wireless - Antenna recommendation > > Hey, don't knock those things! They work incredibly well... > When you're done, just fold up the steamer with the USB cable > inside of it and tote it with you. It's functional AND practical. > > Alex > > ________________________________________________ > > Alex Robar, GearyTech Inc. Support > 3075 Fourteenth Avenue, Unit 3, Markham, ON. L3R 0G9 > Phone: 905-513-8000 x 223 Fax: 905-513-8040 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.gearytech.com > > Installation, support and strategic direction for your > computer network > > Add/change/modify your own service requests at: > http://connect.gearytech.com/support > Need help logging in? email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] for your > login/password. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Donovan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 3:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] VoIP & Wireless - Antenna recommendation > > One of the funniest improvised antenna stories I've heard was > Simon using a USB WIFI adapter placed at the focal point of a > metal vegetable steamer, or collander or something of that > sort. Apparently it's cheap and surprisingly effective. The > upshot is that you don't have to know anything about > connectors or do any soldering. > > Dave > > On 8/3/06, Andrew Kohlsmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thursday 03 August 2006 14:25, John Van Ostrand wrote: > > > If you are looking to build Richard Weait and some of his friends > had an > > > interesting experience recently using a small satellite dish as a > > > reflector for a wireless antenna. > > > > Yep. I've hit >8km links without too much trouble with an > offset dish > and > > some time. Ok a lot of time... aiming's a bugger. :-) > > > > If you're looking for antennas in the Kitchener/Waterloo area, I > really like > > SuperPass... www.superpass.com. The place looks a little > ghetto but > I've > > never had a bad antenna from them and the prices aren't too bad, > either. > > > > -A. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional > > commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > David Donovan > Consultant > Fulcrum Solutions > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/406 - Release > Date: 02/08/2006 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/406 - Release Date: 02/08/2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
