Fantastic advice Don. I'll give it a try. > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Widders [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 2:47 PM > To: 'Tony Spencer'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [BAWUG] Linksys WET-11 - Antenna to increase range? > > You definitely want a directional antenna as that will > maximize your gain, reduce interference from others as well > as reducing interference TO others (and improve security!) > No antenna works as well indoors as outdoors, but for fixed, > point to point communications you can't beat a directional antenna. > > Save yourself some money and some transmission line losses > and build a parabolic reflector to place behind the existing > WET11 antenna. You can use any reflective material from > metallic window screen to chicken wire to aluminum flashing > to foil. The only two factors with which to concern yourself > are the shape, position and size. Take a look at what > Michael Erskine has done: > http://www.freeantennas.com > > Don W. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Tony Spencer > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 11:21 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [BAWUG] Linksys WET-11 - Antenna to increase range? > > I have a Linksys WET-11 v1 I'm using to connect to a D-Link > AP that exists in another building in my apartment complex. > Based on the length of the factory antenna I guess it is a 5 > dbi antenna. > > I can get a signal from the D-Link but its weak and > disappears often. Can anyone recommend an antenna that will > get me a better signal? Should I go for a directional or > omni? What dbi gain? I'm not sure exactly which direction > to point the directional but I figure I could find it by > trial and error. Will a directional work indoors? > > I was recommended this antenna by a technician at hdcom.com: > http://www.hdcom.com/bundles.html#HD19654 > > I was recommended this by the sales guy at another site: > http://www.wisp-router.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_46&produc > ts_id=152 > > I've also read one post by a bawug user who said he had good > luck with a 8 dbi omni on his WET11 but didn't say which one > he bought. > > Any help is greatly appreciated. > > > Tony > > -- > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >
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