Patrick Kirsch wrote:
Hey Bill,
I personally miss the PCMCIA cards that allowed the antenna to be
vertically polarized. To overcome this shortcoming, I wrap the cardboard
core of a toilet paper role with tinfoil, and set stand it next to the
Cool idea, do you have a picture of that, because I'm not sure if i did
understand the breadboard construction correctly.
wifi antenna. It does give a small signal boost, because the tube is
almost a perfect 1/4 wave length antenna. If I really want distance, I
use a wireless card that has an external antenna. There are some really
cool external antennas that provide significant signal gain.
Patrick
Not a whole lot of breading boarding, no wires and only two components.
Take one cardboard toilet paper tube (sans toilet paper), and wrap with
aluminum foil. Stand tube vertically next to the PCMCIA card. The tube
will give a small signal boost by acting as a collector. If you want
some interesting stares, try asking for the components from a hotel staff.
Bill Anderson
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