Re: Cantina

[i am vudu]

Speaking of cheap directional antennas....

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-4-GHz-15-5-dBi-directional-panel-antennas-10-PAK-NEW_W0QQitemZ5874453475QQcategoryZ86720QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or

http://tinyurl.com/letpf for the long-url challenged.

10 pack of 15.5db directional panel antennas for $120.

That's right 10 bucks a piece.

vudu

On 3/6/06, i am vudu < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Indeed... by the time you factor in time, materials, connectors, loss, etc...
$35... That's a great price.


I do rather enjoy emptying out the cookie containers though.

(people who've met me will get this)

On 3/6/06, Eater < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

On 3/6/06, BG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> How many directionals do you need? I know of a design that isn't dirt
> cheap but gets much more gain than any ribbed beef stew can. The cookie
> can is a little over 5 bucks by itself. I looked in dollar stores but
> couldn't find any of this diameter so I had to go with the Pepperidge
> Farm brand. They do much better than any other waveguide without the
> funnel. If you can manage to find the funnel or a replacement you'll
> probably end up with a really high gain antenna. Altogether I think it
> cost me about 8 bucks. Look into it here
> http://www.seattlewireless.net/CookieCantenna if you haven't already.

If you end up doing pre-fab, my favorite is still the Vagi.  No, not
because of the name :) 16 dBi for ~ $35 is hard to beat.

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