gharris999;550821 Wrote: > I live waaaaaay out in the sticks and my closest line-of-sight neighbor > is about 1400 feet away. In a fit of largess several years ago, I > agreed to share my satellite based internet connection with the > neighbors. This is a 2nd home for them and they're here only a couple > of months out of the year so getting their own satellite system was > hard to justify. WiMax isn't an option (we live in a hollow...no > coverage.) DSL isn't an option, nor is cable. ISDN isn't in the cards > and even regular old dial-up is only 1/2 speed here because of the > antiquated "capacity enhancer" equipment Qwest has down the hill. So > satellite it is and I tried to figure out a way to share the internet > connection with the neighbor wirelessly and on the cheap. What I came > up with is shown below. It works...but only barely. I certainly > wouldn't go this route again. I'd spend the extra $$$ for proper yagi > antennas.
Hi gharris999, Have you thought about replacing the antenna setup? If I were looking for improvement from that system, I would go with a different antenna and replace the current Coax with some ultra low loss Coax. A $50 donation (new antenna/coax) from the neighbors would probably kick up their reception big time. A true yagi or panel would take what you already have to the next level. >From the picture, I don't what antenna you're using but in many cases just changing the stick to an elevated fixed dipole with the home made reflector could be all that's needed to get better results. Remember a dipole doesn't need a ground plane to work properly. The homebrew hog fence antenna would also be a low cost possible upgrade. The hog fence antenna is basically a crescent of wire fence with an elevated dipole of proper band positioned in front of the mesh for maximum gain. Nice setup and you're a nice neighbor to go to all that trouble for them. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
