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.


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Jim Pennino

On Mon, 28 Mar 2016 01:43:35 -0000, wrote:
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.

Then there's a wealth of sturdy aluminum kitchware at Goodwill,
ARC, or the Salvation Army thrift stores.

On 3/28/2016 9:56 AM, Allodoxaphobia wrote:
On Mon, 28 Mar 2016 01:43:35 -0000, wrote:
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.

Then there's a wealth of sturdy aluminum kitchware at Goodwill,
ARC, or the Salvation Army thrift stores.

All of that requires work in cutting a decent hole in the bottom (likely
the hardest part of re-purposing a metal kitchen utensil. It also
doesn't have a support which must be added.

The only down side of the lamp reflector is the aluminum construction
which is subject to denting very easily if abused.

I have a lighting project where I am looking for a $1 aluminum frying
pan to use as a heat sink, so I am certainly not against the idea of
repurposing kitchenware.

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Rick