07-13-2004, 12:00 AM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Tritium Flatenna: A Pop-Up WiFi Antenna
Here's the deal. You've got a WiFi AP or router, and your coverage is not up to par - you've got dead spots, you're broadcasting into the street, etc. You could get another AP, you could make your own parabolic antenna, OR you could send $20 to Tritium in the UK.
For that $20, you'll get a foil-backed cardboard sheet with cut-outs. Pop 'em out, assemble, attach it to your antenna, and you're good to go. If this was perhaps half the price, I'd order one right away, because it looks better than anything I could probably put together in my workshop (ie: dining room table). As it is, I'll most likely try to cobble something together myself until I lose a finger, and THEN order. :mrgreen: What do you think? Good idea? Worth the cash? Is yours already in the mail?
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07-13-2004, 12:24 AM
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Mystic
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,911
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Re: Tritium Flatenna: A Pop-Up WiFi Antenna
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Originally Posted by Pat Logsdon
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Woah diggin' up my old post. I thought this looked familiar.
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07-13-2004, 01:07 AM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2006
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I'd be tempted to plunk down $20 for this. I had seen the plans to make one, but recognized that there's probably no way I'd get the thing made to the correct angle/arc. But, I don't really have any dead zones, and my WiFi pretty much reaches as far as I need (out to the hammock in the back yard).
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07-13-2004, 01:21 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 95
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Wow, I have been looking for a way to par down my wireless. :?
No deadspots here, much less I can walk a block down the street and still connect.
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07-13-2004, 01:24 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 38
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I guess I got lucky with my WiFi. With 2 acres, a neighbor would have to work pretty hard to pick up my signal. On the other hand, I can sit in front of the fireplace, or in the music room in the basement, or by the pool. I can even go out to the shade under the oak trees. The signal starts falling off there, but I can't go any further anyway because that's as far as my extension cords go.
I can work at home once in a while. My favorite spot is under the oak tree, but it can be a little unerving in the Fall, hearing those acorns hit the ground. :lol:
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07-13-2004, 01:44 AM
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Mystic
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,911
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My WiFi reaches pretty far into my yard. Problem is it's too sunny to see the screen in the summer, and too cold in the winter (for the LCD, I don't want to wear my bulbs out). I only have a small opportunity in the fall to use WiFi outdoors.
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07-13-2004, 02:33 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 18
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Wow! What AP's are you guys using to get that kind of range? I can only about 30 feet away from mine before the signal drops.
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07-13-2004, 03:04 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1
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Antennas
I normally dont post things on boards. Have any of your gentermen ever heard of Mr. Rob Vincent. He has invented an attenna that boast reception by his new and patent antenna. might be worth while reading. http://www.uri.edu/news/releases/ind...?id=2659&print
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07-13-2004, 03:52 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 667
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Re: Antennas
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Originally Posted by Skipmpda
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I never had, but I'm glad you posted the link; that's a cool story. I guess in a few years we may all be using derivatives of his design.
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07-13-2004, 04:11 AM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 15,171
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Originally Posted by qgman
Wow! What AP's are you guys using to get that kind of range? I can only about 30 feet away from mine before the signal drops.
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Which one are you using? It might be a function of the number of other APs, building construction, etc.
--janak
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