[Preston] Orinoco PCMCIA compatible aerials

[Adam Stirland]

Thanks for the info.  The one on ebay is good.
I don't require a mag mounted one as I won't be using it with a car.  It
is mainly for getting a better signal at home (on my own network) and in
my local area (lots of interesting AP's around my house).

I don't see the point in skimping on price, just to end up with a low
quality aerial.  I'm after an omni that's around 8dBi and that is of
decent build quality.  I'd also prefer it to connect to the card
directly without converters so that I lose as little signal strength &
quality as possible.

I've spotted some decent ones on ebay that ship from the US.  I'll
probably have a good look through those.

Adam.

BTW- Ubuntu have sent me 9 copies of Ubuntu Linux, 3 for x86, 3 for AMD
64 and 3 for PPC.  Only took 2 weeks.  Brilliant service, especially as
they are freebies.

On Fri, 2005-07-15 at 07:23 +0100, Roger Longworth wrote:
> Hi Adam
> 
> It depends what type of aerial (antenna) you're after. If its for war
> driving (shame on you!) then mag mounts are probably the best. Try ebay
> again and search on article number 5779091116
> 
> I have bought 3 different ones off ebay and this is the best by far. It
> comes complete with an MC connector on the end so no need for a pig tail.
> The wire is quite substantial so will survive being trapped by the window
> 
> The model I've pointed out is the 7.8dBi one and is about 10 inch tall. The
> guy also does a 5dBi model that is about 4 inch high but inferior build
> quality
> 
> Note that this connector works with the orinoco cards but not cisco cards
> (I've not found an aerial for those yet)
> 
> If you want to have a look at mine (cheeky!) then give me a shout
> 
> Roger
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: preston-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk
> [mailto:preston-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Adam Stirland
> Sent: 14 July 2005 20:24
> To: Preston at mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: [Preston] Orinoco PCMCIA compatible aerials
> 
> Does anybody know where to get Orinoco PCMCIA compatible aerials in the
> Uk?  I've tried eBay but not had much luck.
> 
> Adam
> 
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