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Re: [opensuse] Wireless setup [OT]
- From: Patrick Kirsch <pkirsch@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:59:59 +0100
- Message-id: <45BDB78F.2080309@xxxxxxx>
Hey Bill,
> I personally miss the PCMCIA cards that allowed the antenna to be
> vertically polarized. To overcome this shortcoming, I wrap the cardboard
> core of a toilet paper role with tinfoil, and set stand it next to the
Cool idea, do you have a picture of that, because I'm not sure if i did
understand the breadboard construction correctly.
> wifi antenna. It does give a small signal boost, because the tube is
> almost a perfect 1/4 wave length antenna. If I really want distance, I
> use a wireless card that has an external antenna. There are some really
> cool external antennas that provide significant signal gain.
>
Patrick
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> I personally miss the PCMCIA cards that allowed the antenna to be
> vertically polarized. To overcome this shortcoming, I wrap the cardboard
> core of a toilet paper role with tinfoil, and set stand it next to the
Cool idea, do you have a picture of that, because I'm not sure if i did
understand the breadboard construction correctly.
> wifi antenna. It does give a small signal boost, because the tube is
> almost a perfect 1/4 wave length antenna. If I really want distance, I
> use a wireless card that has an external antenna. There are some really
> cool external antennas that provide significant signal gain.
>
Patrick
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