Thanks Bob and Allen for the info. I did build a parabolic reflector based on the WET-11 template. It was vague on the dimensions so I took my best guess: http://www.tonyspencer.com/wet-11-parabolic-reflector.jpg
I found the improvement to be minimal. I would guesstimate it to be a 15% improvement. I will give the patch antenna a try. Alan did I undertand you correctly in that if I purchase http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/re14p.php with the RP-SMA connector I will have everything I need? Thanks, Tony > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 7:49 PM > To: Tony Spencer > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [BAWUG] RE: Linksys WET-11 - Antenna to increase range? > > I tend to agree with Alan that an antenna might be a better > way to go, albeit more expensive. I have used reflectors and > have had some success, but they're a pain to fab. > > We've used WET-11's for relatively long (8 miles or so) links > with 24 dBi parabolics. With more powerful cards (Senao > 200mw), we've had success with 13 mile links. However, we've > found the WET-11 to be unreliable and have started using the > Senao/Engenious CB-3 bridge instead. It's higher power and is > much more reliable. It does have a failure mode, but that > mode doesn't impact its passing packets. > Generally, when a WET fails, it needs a power cycle. > > For thin coax, keep the lengths short. You can purchase, by > the way, RP-SMA (the connector on the WET) to N male or > female adaptors from Hyperlink (AXA-NMSM for N male) and then > use a length of LMR-400 to the antenna. That might be lower > loss than using a longer LMR-195 pigtail. > > My (possibly flawed) $0.02... > > Cheers, > Bob > > Alan Baker wrote: > > >Tony, > > > >I haven't seen much improvement from reflectors I've built - > maybe it's > >because I have two left hands. 8-) But I have had success with the > >patch antenna at http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/re14p.php. > > > >One complication of adding an antenna to a WET11 is getting > a pigtail > >with the correct length and connectors for both ends. > (Right, Paul?) > >RE14P-RSP has the right connector for a WET11 and a good (5') length. > > > > Alan > > > > > > > >__________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes > >http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus > >-- > >general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > >[un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > > -- > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
