[Gllug] Wireless Ethernet range question?

Andre Newman gllug at dinkum.org.uk
Fri Mar 14 10:05:12 UTC 2003


> Couple of ideas - you could try an external antenna on the card, rather
> than the base station. You can get small omnis which attach to an
> external socket (so you need to choose a card with a socket!)

Antenna socket makes sense.

> Kim Hawtin also showed a homebrewed antenna once at GLLUG, made from a
> compat disk, with a radiator of a small lenght of wire in the centre.

The homebrew sounds fun, I used to be a radio ham so maybe it's time to
dust off those skills
>
> You could also try asking about cards over on Consume
> http://www.consume.net

D'oh, but of course, thanks.

Andre




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