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Thu, 23 Jun 2005
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I dicsovered a company called Netgate today http://www.netgate.com They sell all sorts of pigtails for wireless cards, as well as antennas and cards. After much web research, I have determined that the wireless connector at the back of my ipaq h5550 is a U.FL. Pigtail to type N is on its way. Should arive just in time for my new antenna. I was a little surprised that the range of cards from them was poor. |
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I spent last night building an antenna as per the instructions in http://www.wireless.org.au/~jhecker/helix/
Hmmm.... It didn't work too well. Further research discovered that the design presented there didn't factorthe dielectric effects of the PVC, and incorrectly labeled the pipe size. 1. I used pressure pipe 2. I used piped marked as being 40mm dia. This was the worst problem, as it's OD is closer to 50mm.... Anyway, I am off to the hardware store with my tape measure to find some pipe that is about 35mm diameter, and we will see where that takes us. I'll connect to your network next door Mikal, just wait!!! |
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It's been quite a while since I entered anything. To me, this is quite like keeping a diary - I tend to get busy and have a heap of partially completed diaries around the place. All of them were started with the best intention, but faded as other priorities crept in. In the last little while, I have changed employers. My old Employer (Securix) is not very well off at the moment. The side effect of this is that while at my last place, I was comfortable completing a blog occasionally (as long as it didnt take too long), I am not that comfortable at my new place. - Something about mucking around on the internet. Anyway, off to work I go. PS, I joined IEEE recently. The application process was very simple, and it gives me access to tons of usefull material. So, mikal - Join IEEE, and give the Australian mob a miss. |
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DRJ-Consulting - A site focused on saving energy. Dougs Word Clocks - I make my own clock that tells the time using words. we Just Dont Talk About That - A site for sharing funny family stories. Megan's weblog Email me at doug@stillhq.com |
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