[TriLUG] New Local Wireless Users Group Announcement

[al johson]

If you're interested in some "antenna cookbooks", I have several I can
recommend. Antennas can be scaled up or down (assuming the size doesn't get
out of hand--i.e. too large to set up or rotate), but many of them can be
very difficult to construct. There are easy ones e.g. dipoles and J-poles
(which don't have much gain), but the hard ones, e.g. dish and yagi and log
periodic, are the ones with the greatest gain. But you must have excellent
shop skills if you want to build them for the higher frequencies. Every cut
you make must be very precise, or the antenna simply won't work at all or
well. Antennas also react with their surroundings and are very sensitive to
the kind of soil underneath them, the number and kind of trees surrounding
them, and especially to the amount and closeness of other metallic objects
of all kinds. They can be very inexpensive and lots of fun to build, IF you
have the proper tools and good patterns or test equipment.--73, Al johnson
KQ4FP.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Vinson <billvinson at nc.rr.com>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 6:55 PM
Subject: [TriLUG] New Local Wireless Users Group Announcement


> Hello all,
>
> There is a new wireless user group setting up shop in town, Triangle
> Wireless Users Group.  I wanted to announce it here b/c if you notice
> from our temporary URL, TriWUG is being hosted through the generosity of
> the TriLUG Steering Committee.
>
> http://www.trilug.org/triwug/
>
> We will have a new URL soon and when that occurs I will post it to the
> list.
>
> TriWUG has the following stated plans:
>
> 1. Host a web forum for the RTP area to discuss hardware, software
> (Linux, BSD, Macintosh, Windows, etc.), and security issues related to
> Wireless (802.11b, 802.11a, Bluetooth, etc.)
> 2. Work towards having regular informal meetings
> 3. Special events including hoped to include:
> Homebrew antenna shootouts - Contest to see which homemade antennas
> have the best range
> Joint meetings with other local user groups
>
> The above address will take you to our website, which is pretty much
> just a link to the web forums right now.  We should have more content
> outside of the forums as the group grows.  The web forums are really
> quite nice as we are using the phpBB forums.    The forums are meant for
> users of all operating systems.  However, the software section is
> subdivided, so driver & software issues will be kept separate between
> the various OS.  Currently the list of admins include myself and Mike
> Johnson.
>
> So, come on by, register, and post.  If you have any thoughts or
> suggestions, please reply to the topic in the Feedback forum...
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
> -----------------------------------
> Bill Vinson
> http://www.trilug.org/~billv
>
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