[TriLUG] Wifi Bridge

[C TC via TriLUG]

Feels like we are in the way-back-machine.
Ya know .. the old Pringles can and duct tape WiFi solution.
Remember Toaster Dot Net?
... sigh.

I'm still more interested in the secrets being kept
in the back yard Faraday cage.

:)



On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 3:07 PM, Pete Soper via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> 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
>>
>
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