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Update: Here's some pics. If got the antenna near a lot of cable and phone lines (they're not power lines 
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Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 3- This is a shot of the pipe mounts I used to join the two rods together.
Heheheh...I just finished my wireless network. I extended the range to over 2000' by using:
1) Two closet clothing rods
2) A grill rack
3) A 2.4 ghz dipole attachment (from Hyperlinktech.com for $19.99)
4) 75' of LMR 400 cable
5) Some funky N connectors (also from Hyperlink)
6) Some creative engineering
First, I made an antenna grille using a grill rack bent into a parabola. I then painted it while with weatherproof spray paint and attached the diploe to the center. (For you wireless geeks, it's a 19dbi antenna)
Next, I attached two 10' white closet rods together with an internal rod screwed in place. I attached it to the back of our storage shed using some pipe straps and some steel rope w/ eye bolts.
The antenna is conected to some heavy duty LMR-400 coax cable (no signal loss) and ran 40' down into my basement, where an SMC access point is located.
I drove 4 blocks away (nearly 2000') and was STILL able to browse the internet from my car. Too cool! heheheheh My goal is to share my 1500/256 DSL connection to 4 neighbors for $20/month to pay for the line, plus make a few $$$ for my trouble. My one neighbor thinks I'm a mad scientist or something because I'm always doing goofball projects like this, but he signed up for service anyway Anyone else do anything like this? (And yes...the network is secure, so to all you drive by hackers: don't bother).
)Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 3- This is a shot of the pipe mounts I used to join the two rods together.
Heheheh...I just finished my wireless network. I extended the range to over 2000' by using:
1) Two closet clothing rods
2) A grill rack
3) A 2.4 ghz dipole attachment (from Hyperlinktech.com for $19.99)
4) 75' of LMR 400 cable
5) Some funky N connectors (also from Hyperlink)
6) Some creative engineering
First, I made an antenna grille using a grill rack bent into a parabola. I then painted it while with weatherproof spray paint and attached the diploe to the center. (For you wireless geeks, it's a 19dbi antenna)
Next, I attached two 10' white closet rods together with an internal rod screwed in place. I attached it to the back of our storage shed using some pipe straps and some steel rope w/ eye bolts.
The antenna is conected to some heavy duty LMR-400 coax cable (no signal loss) and ran 40' down into my basement, where an SMC access point is located.
I drove 4 blocks away (nearly 2000') and was STILL able to browse the internet from my car. Too cool! heheheheh My goal is to share my 1500/256 DSL connection to 4 neighbors for $20/month to pay for the line, plus make a few $$$ for my trouble. My one neighbor thinks I'm a mad scientist or something because I'm always doing goofball projects like this, but he signed up for service anyway
Anyone else do anything like this? (And yes...the network is secure, so to all you drive by hackers: don't bother).
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