[Ham-Computers] Help with Wireless internet

[Dale Miller]

Brian K Gaskamp wrote:
> This is a bit off topic, but only place I could think to get a good
> answer.
>
> Trying to help a friend of mine, so I'll describe this the best I can.
>
> Friend of mine lives in the country and has a neighboor who lives
> about 1/4 mile from him, and his neighboor has wireless broadband
> internet at his house, but its a weekend home and he's hardly ever
> there, the neighboor told my buddy if he was able he could use is
> wireless internet connection anytime he wanted.
>
> Well my friend put a wireless card w/ a antenna in his desktop and
> gets signal in only 1 part of his house BUT not where his desktop
> actually is, and he doesn't want to move the computer.
>
> Is there a antenna of some type he could put up outside and point
> toward his neighbor's house to get a stronger signal and that would
> also allow him to connect the antenna to his computer.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian

Brian there are a number of homemade antenna plans on the net.
If you do a google search for "cantenna" you will find a good one that
is directional and just might do the trick.



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