[NLRS] 2.4 GHz antenna

[Chris Elmquist]

I don't have a lot of references for building them but these guys sell them
at fairly reasonable prices:

http://www.superpass.com/2400-2483M.html

Chris NØJCF

On Thursday (08/04/2005 at 10:37AM -0500), Ford Peterson wrote:
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> I've got a problem looking for a solution.  It's my wireless network at the home QTH.
> 
> I get my high speed connection from the top of the water tank in Dassel, about 3.5 miles from the shack.  I use a 24dBi dish to gather about -60dBm of signal for the connection.  That one works FB at up to 1.5MB/sec.  Connected to my LAN in the shack is a 802.11G router with dual antennas.  A simple mag mount collinear on the outside wall provides a local hot spot for up in the house, some 200' - 220' away.  My XYL uses the link to access the internet and my LAN in the shack.  The trouble is, her connectivity on the laptop is poor.  Near a window she gets 2-3 bars of signal (whatever that means) but loses the connection from time-to-time.
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> So I'm looking for an antenna design that will provide decent gain at 2.4 GHz, but has a beam width of about 30 degrees.  The 3' - 24dBi dish is too narrow to illuminate the whole house.  Anybody got any ideas on a good design?  
> 
> Ford-N0FP
> ford at cmgate.com

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