WIFI Range

[TonyA]

For Interest.

I have a Marconi WIFI Router and USB Dongle to connect Laptop. Other PCs are hardwired. Laptop about 20 m from router. Passes through two walls and door. Walls made of stone and approx .5 m thick. House built in 18 Century.

Whilst I have been receiving a link quality of 100% my signal strength has been about 35 - 45 %. I downloaded the template for a parabolic antenna called windsurfer from freeantenna.com and after assembling the antenna now get constant 60 - 65% signal strength.

Can now sit on stoep and watch whales while internet surfing (provided South Easter is not howling)!

Have a good day

 

[theonetheonly]

Sorry to hijack your thread, but was wondering where you got the Marconi WiFi router and for how much?
Am just currently in the market for one and finding it difficult to loacte one.

 

[TonyA]

No Problem. Marconi WIFI Router is Telkom Special as part of 512 Kbp package and two year contract. Can view details at www.marconisa.co.za under Telkom products. Had it for approx 6 weeks and works fine so far (touch wood)

 

[arf9999]

Hey TonyA,
Glad the reflector worked out for you..

 

[mikef]

Tony could you please place a link for the download of the template.
I am struggling to find it

 

[zerofocus]

Tony could you please place a link for the download of the template.
I am struggling to find it

I would also like to have the link, that link you pasted opens up something completely different!

 

[mikef]

I would also like to have the link, that link you pasted opens up something completely different!

Hi

I managed to find the template

http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template2/

 

[mikef]

Also shows a picture of the assembled antenna.

http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template2/index.html

 

[TonyA]

Thanks mikef, was struggling to find correct link again