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.

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Rick