Quick antenna

[vangend]

I was going to try the pringles can antenna. I have a can but could not find the right connector. So instead of waiting till tomorrow to get a connector I tried something else. Look at the pictures and don’t laugh. My signal strength went from 18% to 29%
http://www.bnethosting.com/can/index.html

 

[guest2013-1]

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i was hoekal lus for pringles

[] boost my signal a bit 2morrow

 

[Verbatim]

And I boosted my signal strength from 20% to 30% using the tea tray method - simply placing the tray a few cm behind the modem, and watching what happens on MySignal. (Thanks again, ProAsm!)

 

[ProAsm]

Hey thats a cool setup there vangend, as long as it works is what counts []

 

[hArTh]

[}] <- For Pringles cans ...

 

[TheRoDent]

Yeah, the calculations are quite a bit of fun behind these cantennas.

The exact distance from the back of the can makes a difference. The length of cable (if you're getting that connector) also has to be a multiple of the wavelength, etc.

http://www.netscum.com/~clapp/wireless.html

That's about the best, concise reference behind the theory I've seen so far.

 

[Sliver]

You think the flavour of pringles tin you use will make any significant changes []

 

[Karnaugh]

HAHAHHAHAHA

That pringles can looks way funny on top of the modem like that, ^5 for the idea []

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[vangend]

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Original - no heartburn


http://www.netscum.com/~clapp/wireless.html

will try that over the weekend