[TriLUG] Wifi Bridge

[Pete Soper via TriLUG]

Microwaves are partially composed of voodoo and don't always cooperate 
with a single hole the right theoretical size.  If you've ever been at a 
traffic intersection and noticed your FM radio fade being overcome by 
moving a few feet you get an idea of how extreme this can be.

-Pete

On 10/28/2015 02:30 PM, Bill Farrow via TriLUG wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 1:56 PM, Joseph Mack NA3T via TriLUG
> <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>> can you put a window in the shed or replace a panel with
>> fibreglass/wood/some non-metal? How about a ventpipe lambda/2 in diameter
>> with a circular rf-horn on the outside? A yagi on the outside with coax
>> through the wall? Put in a skylight, with a flat plate metal reflector above
>> it (or Al backed insulation), pointing down into the shed? Cut a series of
>> lambda/2 slots in the wall facing the free wifi and use the slots as a
>> sector antenna (cover the slots with a sheet of thick plastic).
> An RF solution. I love it. 2.4GHz Wifi has a wavelength of 12.5cm
> (4.92 inches for those stuck with olde-world measurements). Cut
> rectangular slots or circular holes ? (This is probably not going to
> allowed, but it is a fun thought process).
>
> Bill