Joel:

Do a search of the net, you will see some of the designs, circuits, boards
there...
These kids are a real network of hobbyists... takes 'em about a week to pick
it up (well, that might be exaggerating)...

.... and while they mention the microwave oven--I don't think anyone is
attempting it!!! Think of the poor birds landing on that antenna and trying
to keep warm in the winter!!! frown

Warmest regards,
John
--
Sit down the six-pack!!! STEP AWAY!!! ...and go do something...

"Joel Kolstad" wrote in message
...
| "John Smith" wrote in message
| ...
| Only thing I caution them of is high rf levels at these freqs--they have
| little fear of microwaves until the dangers are made clear... they
| constantly search ebay for microwave mosfets... when they mention ideas
of a
| PA out of a microwave oven--one does do some worry...
|
| I'd worry aout someone who starts suggesting disassembling a microwave
oven
| too...
|
| On the other hand, if they get themselves a bunch of microwave 'FETs from
| eBay, by the time they actually manage to make a working power amplifier
| they'll have had to absorb so much knowledge that they'll undoubtedly
already
| appreciate how much power they're playing around with!
|
|

Hi John,

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
Do a search of the net, you will see some of the designs, circuits, boards
there...

Any pointers to 802.11b/g amplifiers? Most of the results I get Googling are
for the more "traditional" designs (from RF component vendors, booksellers,
etc.) -- I didn't see any homebrew 2.4GHz amp schematics aimed at the casusal
WiFi enthusiast.

... and while they mention the microwave oven--I don't think anyone is
attempting it!!!

Someone claiming they can take a magnetron from a $59 Wal*Mart microwave oven
and turn it into a reasonably linear power amplifier has a pretty poor
understanding just what it is that (1) amplifiers and (2) magnetrons from
cheap microwave ovens are meant to do. :-)

That guy was calling me a "Troll", NOT encouraging you to become one!

John
--
Sit down the six-pack!!! STEP AWAY!!! ...and go do something...

"Joel Kolstad" wrote in message
...
| Hi John,
|
| "John Smith" wrote in message
| ...
| Do a search of the net, you will see some of the designs, circuits,
boards
| there...
|
| Any pointers to 802.11b/g amplifiers? Most of the results I get Googling
are
| for the more "traditional" designs (from RF component vendors,
booksellers,
| etc.) -- I didn't see any homebrew 2.4GHz amp schematics aimed at the
casusal
| WiFi enthusiast.
|
| ... and while they mention the microwave oven--I don't think anyone is
| attempting it!!!
|
| Someone claiming they can take a magnetron from a $59 Wal*Mart microwave
oven
| and turn it into a reasonably linear power amplifier has a pretty poor
| understanding just what it is that (1) amplifiers and (2) magnetrons from
| cheap microwave ovens are meant to do. :-)
|
|