[MLB-WIRELESS] Can dimensions

[Robert Tchia]

Ohh and here is the test results

http://www.users.bigpond.com/playstation10/wireless/antenna/canteena_net
stumbler_results.jpg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au [mailto:owner-
> melbwireless at wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of Robert Tchia
> Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2002 8:59 PM
> To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] Can dimensions
> 
> Simon,
> 
> I posted this few weeks ago.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert Tchia [mailto:robert.tchia at palantir.com.au]
> > Sent: Monday, 24 June 2002 9:26 PM
> > To: 'melbwireless'
> > Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] who makes cantennas?
> >
> > Rick,
> > Go to safeway or coles, buy a tin of golden circle pine apple or
what
> ever
> > fruit juice you fancy (85mm diameter x 175mm deep). The content must
> be
> > consume not thrown out or the canteena won't work efficiently ;-).
> Clean
> > the tin and dry it.
> >
> > I found it hard to use the typical tin opener (one that open from
top)
> on
> > this tin and opener that open from side tend to make the edges very
> sharp
> > (Filing the tin can make the edge uneven). To open this tin I turned
> the
> > end I wanted to open onto the concrete slab or a brick and grind the
> tin
> > back and forth until you can see the end separate from the tin, then
> just
> > pull the end off. It took me no more then a minute to open my tin.
> >
> > Buy a female N connector from JulesF. Cut a strand of copper wire
> (~1mm
> > thick x 35mm long) and solder it to the brass stub on the N
connector.
> > Trim the wire to 30.7mm including the brass stub.
> >
> > Measure 58.06mm from the bottom of the tin and mark it. Rest the
> inside of
> > the tin on a piece of wood and hammer a nail to make a little dint
to
> use
> > as a drill bit guide. Drill the hole out start from small drill bit
to
> > large. Check the hole size with the N connector as the drill bit
size
> > increase.
> >
> > Mount the N connector to the tin using 4 screws
> >
> > Eureka!!!  You have a canteena.
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> > Rob
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> [mailto:owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of Simon Hall
> Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2002 4:11 PM
> To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Can dimensions
> 
> Does anyone have a definitive list of cans/products that will make a
> good cantenna.  A DB of this would be cool
> 
> Simon Hall
> 
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