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Wi-fi range extender
On Sun, 27 Mar 2016 18:13:25 -0400, rickman wrote:
More abominations: http://www.freeantennas.com https://www.google.com/search?q=chinese+wok+wifi+antenna&biw=1511&bih=859 &tbm=isch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WokFi etc... Remember: The uglier the antenna, the better it works. Which of those can be bought off the shelf for ~$5? None of them. However, you can get something for that price at a thrift shop or garage sale. If you want cheap, two pieces of box cardboard and some aluminum foil to form a corner reflector. I don't care so much about ugly, I care about easy. You're not qualified to determine if something is ugly. That's the job of the wife or ladyfriend. I don't know about easy. Everything I do seems to suddenly have become difficult. Today is typical. To get on the internet, I had to "borrow" the neighbors XfinityWiFi (Comcast) connection because mine is down. My TurboTax won't install on XP. Etc. Nothing is easy. Heck, the shop lamp reflector gives you a spare electric socket and includes a mounting clamp! Hard to beat... Actually, I have one just like that. The clamp and swivel joint both slip. Any incandescent lamp over 60 watts burns up. CCFL lamps will shatter when dropped. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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Wi-fi range extender
On 3/27/2016 7:42 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Sun, 27 Mar 2016 18:13:25 -0400, rickman wrote: More abominations: http://www.freeantennas.com https://www.google.com/search?q=chinese+wok+wifi+antenna&biw=1511&bih=859 &tbm=isch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WokFi etc... Remember: The uglier the antenna, the better it works. Which of those can be bought off the shelf for ~$5? None of them. However, you can get something for that price at a thrift shop or garage sale. If you want cheap, two pieces of box cardboard and some aluminum foil to form a corner reflector. I don't care so much about ugly, I care about easy. You're not qualified to determine if something is ugly. That's the job of the wife or ladyfriend. I don't know about easy. Everything I do seems to suddenly have become difficult. Today is typical. To get on the internet, I had to "borrow" the neighbors XfinityWiFi (Comcast) connection because mine is down. My TurboTax won't install on XP. Etc. Nothing is easy. Sorry to hear that. Heck, the shop lamp reflector gives you a spare electric socket and includes a mounting clamp! Hard to beat... Actually, I have one just like that. The clamp and swivel joint both slip. Any incandescent lamp over 60 watts burns up. CCFL lamps will shatter when dropped. I don't have any trouble with the joint slipping if the cord isn't pulling on it. I run the cord through the holes in the clamps to remove the moment of torque. I've had it at the top of a floor lamp for years. If you are worried about the wattage, you must be using a very different wi-fi adapter than I am. -- Rick |
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Wi-fi range extender
Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Sun, 27 Mar 2016 18:13:25 -0400, rickman wrote: More abominations: http://www.freeantennas.com https://www.google.com/search?q=chinese+wok+wifi+antenna&biw=1511&bih=859 &tbm=isch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WokFi etc... Remember: The uglier the antenna, the better it works. Which of those can be bought off the shelf for ~$5? None of them. However, you can get something for that price at a thrift shop or garage sale. If you want cheap, two pieces of box cardboard and some aluminum foil to form a corner reflector. There are all sorts of heavy foil throw away cookware/servingware available for well under $5. -- Jim Pennino |
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