On Sep 15, 2009, at 12:12 PM, Jasiu wrote:
> > I have an old satellite dish hanging on the outside of the wall of the > cabin. Will that pick up the signal? I could put an amplifier like > you used to get at radio shack there Here are some links on doing that: <http://www.ab9il.net/wlan-projects/wifi3.html> <http://trevormarshall.com/biquad.htm> <http://www.ehow.com/how_5120887_build-antenna-using-satellite- dish.html> That said, this is extreme overkill...these kinds of antennas will work upwards of a mile with good LOS. Here is a large compendium of antenna designs <http://www.folkstone.ca/main/community/wireless/Antenna.html> and the infamous pringles cantenna: <http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/448> -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---