Patrick Kirsch wrote:
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
Not a whole lot of breading boarding, no wires and only two components. Take one cardboard toilet paper tube (sans toilet paper), and wrap with aluminum foil. Stand tube vertically next to the PCMCIA card. The tube will give a small signal boost by acting as a collector. If you want some interesting stares, try asking for the components from a hotel staff. Bill Anderson -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org