Sure enough, Fry's doesn't sell ALFA wifi devices, but Amazon does. On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 2:33 PM, elcaseti . <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm not sure if you can buy an ALFA at Frys or not. You might have to > order it online. > > On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 7:58 AM, Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote: > >> OK, now that you have told me that bit about pointing it in different >> directions >> I will say something about polarization. The wave front is polarized, and >> depending on how the AP was setup it can be horizontal or vertical, and of >> course travel through walls and being reflected will twist the >> polarization, so >> not only do you want the antenna to face towards the source you may want >> to rotate it to see if you get more signal. Off polarization antennas can >> cost >> a lot of dB. When doing links that is a old trick to run two antennas in >> closer >> proximity, run one horizontal and the other vertical and you will get >> about >> 30 >> dB of isolation. >> >> On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 7:52 AM, Rich Shepard <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > On Sat, 6 Dec 2014, Chuck Hast wrote: >> > >> > > I have a 2 meter USB extension cable, it comes in very handy for that >> > sort >> > > of thing, putting a USB WiFi radio in a location where it can hear the >> > AP. >> > >> > Chuck, >> > >> > Good idea. I have a WiFi signal strength tester (4 LEDs, no meter) >> and >> > have seen how pointing it in different directions within the hotel room >> > can change the signal strength. >> > >> > > I carry one around as part of my away kit. Sometimes the place where >> you >> > > set your computer is not in best of coverage, but you move the thing >> > > around a bit and you find a hot spot, but it is not where you can set >> > your >> > > computer. >> > >> > Guess I'll need to reluctantly make the trip to Fry's for a USB wifi >> > adapter, entention cable, and antenna. >> > >> > And look at choices for WiFi/Cellular translators, too. >> > >> > More to carry on trips, but should help communicating with the office >> > network. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Rich >> > _______________________________________________ >> > PLUG mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- >> Glass, five thousand years of history and getting better. >> The only container material that the USDA gives blanket approval on. >> _______________________________________________ >> PLUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > > > > -- > Free Geek Seattle- Helping The Needy Get Nerdy > http://www.freegeekseattle.org/ > https://groups.google.com/group/freegeek-seattle/topics?hl=en > -- Free Geek Seattle- Helping The Needy Get Nerdy http://www.freegeekseattle.org/ https://groups.google.com/group/freegeek-seattle/topics?hl=en _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
