Somewhere on teh intarweb "BillW50" typed:
> In news:c7GdnQHAUIeUKfbanZ2dnUVZ8qbinZ2d@bt.com,
> LR typed on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:39:37 +0000:
>> ~misfit~ wrote:
>>> Somewhere on teh intarweb "danny burstein" typed:
>>>> In <476b3134$0$1348$834e42db@reader.greatnowhere.co m> "BillW50"
>>>> <BillW50@aol.kom> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> The record using a home made directional antenna at a hackers
>>>>> convention in Las Vegas a couple of years ago was 51 miles.
>>>>> Although I never learned if they were on top of a mountain or not.
>>>>> I bet they were.
>>>> details: http://www.wifiworldrecord.com/
>>>
>>> That's old hat. It was broken in Venezula the next year. The one you
>>> linked to was 200km, the Venezuelan record is 279km using just a
>>> pair of Linksys WRT54G's.
>>>
>>> +Update+
>>>
>>> That was in '06. I've just Googled the guy who did it (Ermanno
>>> Pietrosemoli) and find that my info is old, his record got broken,
>>> so he set a new one in June this year. 382km, or 238 miles for you
>>> late adopters.
>>
>>
>> http://www.eslared.org.ve/articulos/...Fi%20Trial.pdf
>
> Amazing! And here I am trying to get my sister on my network just 800
> feet away. LOL
Google "cantenna".
--
TTFN,
Shaun.
"another academic failure.... trying to prove that your smart"
'blanking', nz.comp, 20 Dec 2007.
"your so predictable misfit"
'blanking', nz.comp, 21 Dec 2007.
In news:476da1f7@news2.actrix.gen.nz,
~misfit~ typed on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:47:06 +1300:
> Somewhere on teh intarweb "BillW50" typed:
>> In news:c7GdnQHAUIeUKfbanZ2dnUVZ8qbinZ2d@bt.com,
>> LR typed on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:39:37 +0000:
>>> ~misfit~ wrote:
>>>> Somewhere on teh intarweb "danny burstein" typed:
>>>>> In <476b3134$0$1348$834e42db@reader.greatnowhere.co m> "BillW50"
>>>>> <BillW50@aol.kom> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The record using a home made directional antenna at a hackers
>>>>>> convention in Las Vegas a couple of years ago was 51 miles.
>>>>>> Although I never learned if they were on top of a mountain or
>>>>>> not. I bet they were.
>>>>> details: http://www.wifiworldrecord.com/
>>>>
>>>> That's old hat. It was broken in Venezula the next year. The one
>>>> you linked to was 200km, the Venezuelan record is 279km using just
>>>> a pair of Linksys WRT54G's.
>>>>
>>>> +Update+
>>>>
>>>> That was in '06. I've just Googled the guy who did it (Ermanno
>>>> Pietrosemoli) and find that my info is old, his record got broken,
>>>> so he set a new one in June this year. 382km, or 238 miles for you
>>>> late adopters.
>>>
>>> http://www.eslared.org.ve/articulos/...Fi%20Trial.pdf
>>
>> Amazing! And here I am trying to get my sister on my network just 800
>> feet away. LOL
>
> Google "cantenna".
BillW50 wrote:
>> Google "cantenna".
>
> Thanks Shaun!
Considering the time you spend building your own antenna with
unknown performance (not everyone has a 3 Gig SWR meter laying
around), you're better off buying a much better antenna.
15 dBi backfire antennas for $30 or 19 dBi "BBQ" grid for $40.
On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:32:02 GMT, DTC
<me@nothingtoseehere.zzx> wrote:
>BillW50 wrote:
>>> Google "cantenna".
>>
>> Thanks Shaun!
>
>Considering the time you spend building your own antenna with
>unknown performance (not everyone has a 3 Gig SWR meter laying
>around), you're better off buying a much better antenna.
>
>15 dBi backfire antennas for $30 or 19 dBi "BBQ" grid for $40.
It would be nice to have a link to these.
Also, availability or price could vary per region, Shaun for
example is in New Zealand.
Somewhere on teh intarweb "kony" typed:
> On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:32:02 GMT, DTC
> <me@nothingtoseehere.zzx> wrote:
>
>> BillW50 wrote:
>>>> Google "cantenna".
>>>
>>> Thanks Shaun!
>>
>> Considering the time you spend building your own antenna with
>> unknown performance (not everyone has a 3 Gig SWR meter laying
>> around), you're better off buying a much better antenna.
Some people have more time than money. There's also the satisfation of doing
it yourself instead of just throwing money at it.
>> 15 dBi backfire antennas for $30 or 19 dBi "BBQ" grid for $40.
>
> It would be nice to have a link to these.
> Also, availability or price could vary per region, Shaun for
> example is in New Zealand.
Exactly. Even though we're just a few hours by 'plane from LA we only seem
to get <35% of the stuff that folks in the US have available to them
imported here.
--
TTFN,
Shaun.
"your a moron"
"Neoren", alt.drugs.hard. 20 Oct 2007
"another academic failure.... trying to prove that your smart"
'blanking', nz.comp, 20 Dec 2007.
"your so predictable misfit"
'blanking', nz.comp, 21 Dec 2007.
Somewhere on teh intarweb "BillW50" typed:
> In news:476da1f7@news2.actrix.gen.nz,
> ~misfit~ typed on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:47:06 +1300:
>> Somewhere on teh intarweb "BillW50" typed:
>>> In news:c7GdnQHAUIeUKfbanZ2dnUVZ8qbinZ2d@bt.com,
>>> LR typed on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:39:37 +0000:
>>>> ~misfit~ wrote:
>>>>> Somewhere on teh intarweb "danny burstein" typed:
>>>>>> In <476b3134$0$1348$834e42db@reader.greatnowhere.co m> "BillW50"
>>>>>> <BillW50@aol.kom> writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The record using a home made directional antenna at a hackers
>>>>>>> convention in Las Vegas a couple of years ago was 51 miles.
>>>>>>> Although I never learned if they were on top of a mountain or
>>>>>>> not. I bet they were.
>>>>>> details: http://www.wifiworldrecord.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> That's old hat. It was broken in Venezula the next year. The one
>>>>> you linked to was 200km, the Venezuelan record is 279km using just
>>>>> a pair of Linksys WRT54G's.
>>>>>
>>>>> +Update+
>>>>>
>>>>> That was in '06. I've just Googled the guy who did it (Ermanno
>>>>> Pietrosemoli) and find that my info is old, his record got broken,
>>>>> so he set a new one in June this year. 382km, or 238 miles for you
>>>>> late adopters.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.eslared.org.ve/articulos/...Fi%20Trial.pdf
>>>
>>> Amazing! And here I am trying to get my sister on my network just
>>> 800 feet away. LOL
>>
>> Google "cantenna".
>
> Thanks Shaun!
You're welcome. Good luck. :-)
--
TTFN,
Shaun.
"your a moron"
"Neoren", alt.drugs.hard. 20 Oct 2007
"another academic failure.... trying to prove that your smart"
'blanking', nz.comp, 20 Dec 2007.
"your so predictable misfit"
'blanking', nz.comp, 21 Dec 2007.
kony wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:32:02 GMT, DTC
> <me@nothingtoseehere.zzx> wrote:
>
>> BillW50 wrote:
>>>> Google "cantenna".
>>> Thanks Shaun!
>> Considering the time you spend building your own antenna with
>> unknown performance (not everyone has a 3 Gig SWR meter laying
>> around), you're better off buying a much better antenna.
>>
>> 15 dBi backfire antennas for $30 or 19 dBi "BBQ" grid for $40.
>
>
> It would be nice to have a link to these.
> Also, availability or price could vary per region, Shaun for
> example is in New Zealand.
>>> Considering the time you spend building your own antenna with
>>> unknown performance (not everyone has a 3 Gig SWR meter laying
>>> around), you're better off buying a much better antenna.
~misfit~ wrote:
> Some people have more time than money. There's also the satisfation of doing
> it yourself instead of just throwing money at it.
Granted, but without being able to definitely measure your
antenna's performance; its going to be a lot of trial and error.
On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:17:23 -0500, kony <spam@spam.com> wrote:
>On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:32:02 GMT, DTC
><me@nothingtoseehere.zzx> wrote:
>
>>BillW50 wrote:
>>>> Google "cantenna".
>>>
>>> Thanks Shaun!
>>
>>Considering the time you spend building your own antenna with
>>unknown performance (not everyone has a 3 Gig SWR meter laying
>>around), you're better off buying a much better antenna.
>>
>>15 dBi backfire antennas for $30 or 19 dBi "BBQ" grid for $40.
>
>
>It would be nice to have a link to these.
>Also, availability or price could vary per region, Shaun for
>example is in New Zealand.
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Just posting links.
On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:09:48 GMT, DTC
<me@nothingtoseehere.zzx> wrote:
>>>> Considering the time you spend building your own antenna with
>>>> unknown performance (not everyone has a 3 Gig SWR meter laying
>>>> around), you're better off buying a much better antenna.
>
>~misfit~ wrote:
>> Some people have more time than money. There's also the satisfation of doing
>> it yourself instead of just throwing money at it.
>
>Granted, but without being able to definitely measure your
>antenna's performance; its going to be a lot of trial and error.
>
A lot of wifi gear does have signal strength reporting
functionality. While it's not perfect, it's a good start.
Plus, in the end it is a matter of whether it suits the
need. If one needs 2 miles only then whether it couldn't
link at 20 miles versus a professional solution that could,
isn't necessarily important.
Just the other day I drive past an old satellite dish
someone was throwing away. I came quite close to chucking
the thing in my truck and rigging it with a router (acting
in access point mode) to see what kind of signals I'd pick
up. But alas, it's winter and too cold and icy to be up on
the roof and I'm the kind of person who needs to follow
through on a project fairly soon, if I had to wait a long
time it gets shelved and just clutters up the basement. I
HAVE to clean out my basement soon, LOL.
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