I remember seeing a how-to about this guy who used an old primestar dish to make a 802.11b antenna. Unfortunately, I don't have a bookmark of it.
G. Jack Harrison wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I recently upgraded to a DSL service and convinced my neighbor that > he would benefit greatly with sharing this service and that it could > help his 12 year old son considerably. An Alcatel Speed Touch pro, > with a Linksys WAP 11 (ver. 2.2 with Firmware ver. 1.009) and a > Netgear FA 311 Fast Ethernet Adapter are on my side with my neighbor > using a Linksys WUSB 11 ver.2.5. > > Line of sight is obstructed by a solid concrete wall where my PC is > located. On his side there is a 5 ft thicket hedge and a corner with > two solid concrete walls. > > The distance between our two PCs 80 ft. I get a $BEQ(Boor$BG(Bsignal strength > reading both in the room with his PC and on his facing facing veranda. > Both houses are single storey. > > We are considering a 6 dbi external antenna on my house. But I have a > disused 12 ft satellite dish and a 12 ft TV antenna on my roof. > > Is there a way to use the Satellite dish to solve our problem? There > will still be the corner of his house as an obstruction to his pc. > > I am a neophyte in the PC world and would greatly appreciate the help > of the BAWAG. > > <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = > "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
