Maybe this was mentioned earlier, but during one of the NetSec conference sessions this gadget was mentioned:
http://www.cantenna.com/ Anyone tried their product? I am lazier than I am geeky, so I may buy this rather than build it. :) At 04:06 PM 6/24/2003 -0500, you wrote: >On 2003.06.21 10:41 John Hebert wrote: > > > I was considering using aluminum foil over a cardboard or cardstock form. > > The difficult part would be in getting the correct curve of the form, > but I > > guess I could use a light rigid material like a drinking straw(s) at a > > bisection of the parabolic curve. The drinking straw(s) could also > serve as > > an anchor to attach the dish to the WAP antenna. > > > > I guess my questions are: does the material for the reflector matter? > Would > > aluminum foil serve as a good reflector? > >As long as you have a reasonable conductor of electricity, you will bounce >the signal. Drink cans are cheap enough and come with an assortment of >attractive designs painted on them. ;) Whatever you use, it will cut >nice and square on a paper cutter. > >As for the rigid form, I liked the foam on the original site. Just cut it >into a parabola and put a hole in the focus. It will hold the dish on and >your foil in shape. My favorite foam is exterior insulation foam. I've >got a few 4x8 foot sheets left over from insulating my garage door. Any >construction site at that stage of building should have a dumpster full of >scraps. You might even find a beer can while you are there. > >_______________________________________________ >General mailing list >[email protected] >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Puryear Information Technology Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting http://www.puryear-it.com
