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Wayne wrote:
So here's the deal. I want to sit in my car in a parking lot and access
wi-fi legitimately in a nearby building.
(I'm authorized to use the system and have a password.)

The device is similar to an ipod (no phone).

I used a passive RF sniffer around the case and found a sweet spot that
has
significant RF output.

What I want to experiment with is a coupling loop over the case sweet spot
going to a coax and then a directional antenna.

It would be acceptable to simply scotch tape the loop on the case.

Any suggestions on the antenna would be appreciated.

Wayne
W5GIE

@ Have you tried making a corner reflector out of something cheap and
@ holding the device inside it as a test?

@ I've done that with cell phones in weak areas; sometimes it works,
sometimes
@ it doesn't.

Thanks, I didn't think of that. Obviously, I'm just having fun playing
around.

I looked on Amazon and saw some 2.4G yagis at a pretty low price.
If I get lazy that seems like a reasonable approach.