I know there are quite a few Tahoe people on the BAWUG list. This cantenna building party might be of interest....
chris -----Forwarded Message----- > From: Mark C. Ballew <ballew<at>sublinear.net> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [RAWUG] August RAWUG Annoucement & Cantenna RSVP > Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 02:07:32 +0000 > > (Note: If you RSVP'd me before, you've been bcc'd. > Please email me back to confirm what you'll need) > --- MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT --- > Date: > Tuesday August 19th, 2003 > > Time: > 6:00pm > > Where: > The offices of Twelve Horses North America > Reno Tahoe Tech Center (RTTC) > 10315 Professional Circle, > Suite 100 > Reno, NV > > (note: THNA policy requires attendees to sign in) > > Follow this link for more directions: > http://rawug.org/events/index.html > > What: > > We'll be making cantennas! That is, antennas that are made out of cans! > After the meeting we'll go out into the parking lot and give our > cantennas a test run to see how far they'll go. Feel free to watch and > learn, or participate and learn. > > To participate, you can get parts from various vendors such as > fab-corp.com or antennasystems.com, or locally from Sandy's electronics. > You can make what ever sort of antenna you want, of course (see > http://ultra.eupmt.es/~ceritajo/wireless.html, in Spanish, but links are > in English), but I'll be focusing on how to make a waveguide antenna > based on the tutorial at: > > http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html > > What parts will you need? > > N-type female connector ($4-6) > Pigtail for your card or access point ($20-25) > Coffee can, or any can, 3" to 3 2/3" or 6" in diameter, the > deeper/taller the better. (Coffee cans cost about $5 and include free > coffee, typically) > > I'll bring a spool of copper wire and screws to secure the N connectors > to the cans. You are on your own for tools, though I am sure some people > will be willing to share their screw drivers, drills, rulers, spectrum > analyzers, or soldering guns. > > Even if you don't have a wireless card or even an access point, you are > welcome to test your cantenna out on my Senao card and WAP11. > > To RSVP: > > If you are bringing your own parts, there is no need to RSVP. If you > need parts, I can order them for you. I can't stock them, since there is > only so much money in the RAWUG (and my) bank. > > If you want, you can pick up N-type female connectors at Sandy's > Electronics for $4 (note: no pigtails are stocked), and Avant Wireless > will be selling Orinoco pigtails for $25 at the meeting. > > I'll be ordering everything from fab-corp.com. You can get MMCX > (Aironet, Senao), Orinoco, and TNC (Linksys WAP11) 19" pigtails for $22. > MMXC and Orinoco connectors are available in kits for $22 that include > the N-type female connector you'll need to attach to the can. N-type > female connectors are $6 otherwise. > > Minimum shipping from fab-corp is $10, so I'll tack on $3 per order to > cover shipping. Just tell me what you need (or if you don't know, ask) > and I'll get it ordered. RSVP for parts closes August 13th, 10:00PM PST, > and I'll order everything shortly after 10PM that day. > > You can pay me back at the meeting with cash, cash, or cash. > > Cantenna links of interest: > fab-corp.com > hyperlinktech.com > antennasystems.com > www.qsl.net/n1bwt/contents.htm > cantenna.com > seattlewireless.net > > Why: > The mission of the Reno Area Wireless Users Group is to promote > awareness of wireless technologies though advocacy, education, > and support. > > The goals of RAWUG are to examine and improve the technological > and social aspects of wireless and to support open and public > infrastructure through a cooperative not for profit effort. -- Christopher Neitzert http://www.neitzert.com/~chris chris<at>neitzert.com - GPG Key ID: 7DCC491B
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