endobro

im looking for a omni directional wireless antenna that i can plug into my wireless card and then wrap it around a box so that i get a good signal no matter where in relation to the box i am.


i want it to be between a 15 and 18 Db antenna if there is one and 2 feet long.

is there such a thing.



or is there a really small pad like 3"x3" that has an omni directional signal that i can have a wire go from the card to the wireless antenna pad.

and is there a way to hook 2 of them up to one port on a wireless card.

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BarryWoods

Microwave antennas are nothing like radio antennas. You can't "wrap" them around computers. Most wifi cards have two antenna ports though. So you're half way there.

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endobro

so what is out there that is a 18 dbi omni directional antenna. do you have any suggestions.

BarryWoods

Do you know how big that is going to be? A true 15dBi omni is about 70 inches long! Why do you need such a high gain antenna anyway? A 7dBi antenna should get you connected out to around 200 feet if it's an open air environment(like a driveway or parking lot).

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It's installed by default on every version of Windows.

endobro

i want to try for 600 feet away. but an antenna that long will not work. it would have to be under 18"

BarryWoods

It's only going to be around 7 dBi then. That should work, as long as you have a good line of sight.

www.fab-corp.com is where I get most of my wifi stuff. www.netgate.com is a good source too.

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It's installed by default on every version of Windows.

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