Rob, by the way, as long as the length of the cantenna is sawed off the the proportion of a WAVELENGTH you should be ok... i just had lunch with jason the inventor of the cantenna and he mentioned it in passing... im no engineer but it makes sence...
bob kim X---------------- Robert Kim, Wireless Internet Wifi Hotspot Advisor http://evdo-coverage.com http://wireless-internet-broadband-service.com https://evdo.sslpowered.com/wifi-hotspot-router.html http://hsdpa-coverage.com 2611 S Pacific Coast Highway 101 Cardiff by the Sea CA 92007 : 206 984 0880 >>> "Wireless Internet Service Is ONLY Broadband with Broadband Customer Service"(tm) >>> OUR QUEST: To Kill the Cubicle! (SM) ---Shalommmmmmmm-------------------- ---------------------------------;-)---- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben N. Serebin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Rob Kelley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 3:05 PM Subject: RE: [nycwireless] Sawed-off Cantenna? Hello Rob, You need one side closed with metal. Otherwise the signal would probably go out both directions and have no power. And the length matters since this is what focuses the wavelength. If I recall, when I made mine, the Pringle's can antenna contains about 5 or 6 wavelengths. -Ben -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Kelley Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 4:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [nycwireless] Sawed-off Cantenna? I have a technical question: Does sawing off the end of a Cantenna kill its usefulness? My assumption has been it's only the diameter of the tube that matters, not the length. Is this correct? Here's the item I'm talking about: [http://www.cantenna.com/catalogue/SCB10.html] Thanks, Rob -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
