[ale] wireless PCMCIA

Jim Lynch jwl at sgi.com
Fri Apr 25 12:01:14 EDT 2003


Shouldn't write such things that early in the morning. 1 wavelength at 2
Mhz is nearly 500 feet.  rhombics work best at mulitples of wavelengths.

Perhaps you meant 2-5 Ghz?  8)

Jim.

zeb wrote:
> 

> 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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