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Homebrew antenna shootout

Homebrew antenna shootout
The Shootout My plan was to get relative performance measurements for various designs (including mine) of homebrew antennas for 802.11b (WiFi) wireless networks. To do this, I setup a wireless link and changed only the antenna- recording each antennas' performance under identical conditions. I didn't compare them to a commercial directional antenna as my only one has a male connector and I don't have the right cable to hook it up yet. The contestants were (click on each for design specifications). The Performance Summary The results surprised me! Of the waveguides, the Nalley's "Big Chunk" took top marks. With these results, I'm convinced that the waveguide design is the way to go for cheap wireless networking. The How To Build your own Tin Can Waveguide WiFi Antenna (Cantenna). Copyright 2003-2007 Gregory Rehm - All rights reserved.

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Improved Dutch helix/helical for WLan Improved Helical Antenna Design for 802.11b WLAN By: PA0HOO October the 17th 2002 To slow? Dutch English N.B: (Click here to jump to the improved PVC helix design) Preface The weekend of October the 17th 2002 we tried to set up an 802.11b WLAN radio link over just 200m. The radio path 'Direct sight', seen from the roof. As we had to bridge about 200 m, an external antenna was a must. Making your own path calculation Click here to calculate the distance you can bridge with a given antenna. The connections for the external antennas These pictures show how the external antenna connections were made. Our experience: PTFE cables don't melt while soldering. 'The Antenna'At the site of Remco PA3FYM we found the perfect construction description of a classical helix antenna, using today's materials. The DisappointmentIt was very disappointing to find out that 'the thingy' we made wasn't performing at all. The dimension were OK, all sizes were according to the known formulas. The design The making The test

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helical/helix antenna 2.4 GHz HOWTO Gmail Tips - The Complete Collection Gmail Beta: First Impressions The other day, I received an "invitation" to beta test Google's new "Gmail" email service. After having tried and used literally dozens of web-based email services over the years, I decided to see what the buzz was all about, so I followed the Invitation instructions, and within a couple minutes, I had a new Google Gmail account. First off, please note that this article is based on the pre-release beta of Gmail, so presumably, the public release will have additions, changes, and improvements. Webmail While Web-based email is nothing new, Gmail introduces some new and unique concepts. But why use Webmail when I have a good client in Outlook? I'm going to first walk you through some of the "features" that make up Gmail. Advertising Let's start off with the "tough" issue first: Advertising. Gmail does not "read" your email. Google has been extremely open and forthcoming about its privacy policy and process. OK, I'll step down off of my soapbox now. Logging In 1.

Wireless Network Design , Engineering and Mapping Services Wi-Fi 2.4GHz helical antenna you can build! Wi-Fi point to point helical 2.4GHz antenna you can build! A while ago I thought I'd try my hand at building a 2.4GHz Helical. It was a sobering experience. The first design I tried to duplicate was Jason Heckers. I had read mixed reviews of his design. There was much conjecture regarding the dielectric constant of PVC and it's impact on tuning. The outside diameter was 38mm. Note in this chart that 14db return loss = a minimum target SWR of 1.5:1, 18db = an acceptable SWR of 1.29:1. The actual return loss measurements I got were less than satisfying and, despite claims by others to the contrary, my creation actually resonated higher than the design target, an interesting twist I didn't expect. Forging ahead I performed my gain tests. The best gain I was able to achieve with the helix pointed at the source was only 4 dB over the best half wave signal (4dBd) or 6dBi. Armed with this information my next prototype was based on the W0OQC design. Two things are for certain though.

Introducing EchoLink High Speed Internet - Nebraska, Wyoming Copper Cactus J pole antenna - 2 metter 70 Cm dualband 2 meter 70 Cm Copper Cactus J-Pole Antenna Home Brew Dual Band J-Pole Antenna Plans How to Build a Dual-Band Antenna for 2M/70cm? Your going to like this 2/70 Dual Band J-pole Antenna Plans known as the Copper Cactus Dual Band J-Pole, This home-brew j-pole antenna is easy to build and sturdy, While looking for an antenna project to build, I remembered seeing a Marine antenna called the Super J-Pole in the which had db gain over a quarter wave ground plane. I have had very good results working with copper J-Poles, so I built my refined version of the classic J-Pole. Here is a schematic drawing of the dual band j-pole antenna plans ( Click Here ) Word docDimensions j pole PDFPrint Instructions for this J-Pole Here is a nice calculator as well showing the proper lengths for a given frequency. Materials dual band j-pole antenna plans All the materials except the S0239 fitting can be found at any good hardware store, and the whole antenna can be made in less than an hour. Part’s List Tools needed

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