[ale] wireless PCMCIA

[zeb]

James P. Kinney III wrote:
> That is in the price range I'm looking for. I can't find a local source,
> though. Loads of d-link, linksys, _SPIT_ Microsoft _SPIT_ 
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> On Thu, 2003-04-24 at 16:45, Hogg, Russell E wrote:
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>>I haven't bought any new cards recently.
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>>I find it hard to believe that Lucent would up and whack Linux
>>functionality with the ORINOCCO GOLD though.  Those little babies are
>>workhorses.
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>>IF noone else responds with better.  Id go that direction and
>>PRICEWATCH it.
>>I bought a couple maybe 6 months ago for maybe 45 a piece.
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>>Russ
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>>_ ___________________________________ _
>>Russell Hogg
>>ctcrreho at opm.gov
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: James P. Kinney III [mailto:jkinney at localnetsolutions.com] 
>>Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 4:41 PM
>>To: Atlanta Linux "User Group (E-mail)
>>Subject: [ale] wireless PCMCIA
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>>I'm looking for a WORKING wireless PCMCIA card for my laptop. I keep
>>buying stuff that has all the right box text, but the &^%@#s changed
>>the
>>chip set to an unsupported version. Has anyone bought a wireless PC
>>card
>>in the last few months that is happy with it and willing to divulge
>>name
>>brand, model and price? 
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When it comes to wireless, there is a cute little antenna called a 
"rhombic".  It is simple to make.  Two sticks and some wire.  It has a 
gain of about 18 dbi  Don't know the gain of a cantenna.  The rhombic is 
the best antenna going.  The only problem is that it has to be over one 
wavelength long.  At 40 M (7MHZ) that gets to be very big.  At 2-5 MHz, 
the size should be practical.  Google "rhombic antenna" for more 
information.

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