On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 10:36 PM jim bell <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > *From:* coderman <[email protected]> > *Sbject:* Re: [tor-talk] Using SDR > On 2/5/16, Sean Lynch <[email protected]> wrote: > > The older, lower-tech version of this trick is to use a high-gain antenna > > like the Cantenna or a Yagi to use a public wifi AP from a stealthy, > > Initially, I was confused about this. To me, a "Cantenna" was Heathkit's > name (in about 1970 or so) for a dummy-load built from a > 1 gallon paint can with a non-inductive resistor inside, immersed in > transformer oil, capable of dissipating 1 Kw or so. > Showing my age. > Now, on Google-search, I see it as an antenna built with a tin can. > > Sorry about that. I had initially considered including a reference, but I figured it was an easily Googlable term. Name collisions hadn't occurred to me. My radio knowledge is a mix of modern Ham education and 1950s era Ham education, the latter because those were the books my tiny middle school had in its library :) -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
