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| Thread ID: 115104 | 2011-01-02 03:37:00 | Extending Wireless | Twelvevolts (5457) | PC World Chat |
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| 1166434 | 2011-01-02 21:29:00 | For converting units grab this:- joshmadison.com Free and does most things. |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1166435 | 2011-01-03 04:19:00 | I thought this was nifty . Make your own wireless extender for five cents . ( . crunchgear . com/2007/11/20/how-to-extend-your-wireless-range-for-5-cents/" target="_blank">www . crunchgear . com) Very innovative . But not twice the distance . At best this will give a gain of about 5 . 5 - 6 dBi . A basic Wifi antenna is about 2 . 8 dBi . So it will give you a gain near 3dB . Thats twice the power in a horizontal direction (at the cost of power in the vertical direction but thats usually no biggie unless you have a 2 story dwelling) . So twice the power will give only 40% additional distance (less through walls) . If the measurements are not the same as the designed antenna then there will be a mismatch reducing the output power and possibly stuffing your transmitter stage of your wifi router . The quarter wavelenght of the original little antenna is about 29mm so getting the length wrong by a few mm or the inductor (the coil bit) wrong (diameter of coil, distance between coils, or number of coils) can have a detrimental effect on the router . So do be careful with the measurements . |
porkster (6331) | ||
| 1166436 | 2011-01-04 20:07:00 | Can't be 5c, we don't have those coins any longer. Round up or round down ;) | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1166437 | 2011-01-04 20:42:00 | For converting units grab this:- joshmadison.com Free and does most things. Stink converter didn't have chains or firkins |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1166438 | 2011-01-04 20:52:00 | Stink converter didn't have chains or firkins As I said. It does most things. |
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