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868520 2010-03-19 19:45:00 I have read all the articles on constructing a cantenna and other similar antennae but nowhere does any article tell me how to couple it to my plugless USB modem.
Is there some sort of cradle or sleeve I can build to convey the signal from the antenna to the modem without taking the modem apart?
GOF (15683)
868521 2010-03-19 22:01:00 Quite a few articles Here. (www.google.co.nz)
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Trev (427)
868522 2010-03-19 22:22:00 What brand/model is the modem?
You'll need at least some external socket like these to connect an external aerial (or to adapt to an aerial from inside the modem (DIY)).
wireless.gumph.org
feersumendjinn (64)
868523 2010-03-20 10:47:00 Thanks for the response guys. I really appreciate it, but you are all missing the point just a tad.
Constructing the antenna is not the problem.
My Huawei K3715 modem does not have a jack that can take an external antenna, It either has to sit out in the rain or lie in a cradle or be fitted with a sleeve.
There are commercial sleeves and cradles available here where I live in South Africa but they are expensive and I am, as my username initials imply, a 75 year old, Geriatric Old Fart living on a state pension.
I would include a photo of a sleeve here if I knew how.
It looks like a thick rubber band with a short cable attached to it and it slides over the USB stick modem. They can be viewed athttp://www.sales@poynting.co.za

My question is:- Can you assist me with a design for building such a sleeve or cradle?
GOF (15683)
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