[MLB-WIRELESS] that few extra dBi

[Ben Anderson]

You could always build a small offset dish and mount it with the focal point
aimed at the card...  Bonus of being able to be done in true ghetto style
with some tin foil, cardboard some patience.

Remember, double the signal is an extra 3db...  If you get a decent amount
of reflection, even just a three faceted tinfoil on cardboard reflector
should do the trick...  The "little bit extra" could even be constructed
ad-hoc each day from the tinfoil you use to wrap your sandwiches in and a
dob of bluetack :)

For general info reference on this idea:
http://osiris.urbanna.net/antenna_designs/projects/template/

G'luck,
Ben.

P.S.  I'm sure we'd all be interested to hear how you go if you play with
this idea :)



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> walking around uni and home, there are those few spots where i can get a
> marginal connection to an AP (Upper lvls of BA and EN for fellow Swinnie
> students), that works mostly, but every 5-20 mins, drops out, causing my
> vpn to fail, with some laptop waving ensuing as i try to pick it up again.
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> What'd be cool is a little 2-3dBi omni i can keep in my bag, and stick
> onto the card when needed. Anyone know of such a thing? Failing the
> existence of such a device, i suppose it shouldn't be too hard to make
> such a thing, but just thought I'd check.
>
> The card is a trusty 'ole enterasys...
>
> cheers
>
> James
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