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Old 02-21-2004, 12:41 PM   #1
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great website for wifi antennas

just thought i would let you guys know, here is a great website for 802.11 antennas: www.hyperlinktech.com

one of these is going into my trunk once i get an LCD and get it intsalled. 14.4dBi will get you some very nice wireless range.

i also have one of these and theyre great, i was able to extend my wireless range by over 200%
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Old 02-21-2004, 09:05 PM   #2
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Cool. I like those amps on the first page!
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Old 02-27-2004, 03:00 PM   #3
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Know of any external antennas for the Netgear WG311? (PCI 802.11g)
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Old 02-28-2004, 02:19 AM   #4
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Quote: Originally Posted by Nico3k
just thought i would let you guys know, here is a great website for 802.11 antennas: www.hyperlinktech.com

one of these is going into my trunk once i get an LCD and get it intsalled. 14.4dBi will get you some very nice wireless range.

i also have one of these and theyre great, i was able to extend my wireless range by over 200%

Aren't these both directional antennas? How do you keep them pointed at each other, when using in a car?
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Old 02-28-2004, 03:04 AM   #5
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Aren't these both directional antennas? How do you keep them pointed at each other, when using in a car?

I thought it a bit bizarre as well, He'd also need a plastic trunk!
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www.fab-corp.com

figured I'd through it out there.
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hyperlinktech can suck my balls, minimum purchase requirement? Bleh.
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How do you connect these antenns to say a wirless usb card?
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Old 03-09-2004, 08:12 PM   #9
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If it has an antenna that can be unscrewed, you just take it off and srew one of these on in it's place.
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If it has an antenna that can be unscrewed, you just take it off and srew one of these on in it's place.

I am in the early planning stages of my carputer, and plan on using a trashed(shattered screen) Toshiba Tecra 9000 as the brain. It has built in WiFi. Does anyone know of a way to attach a higher gain antenna to this type of setup?

If not, is there a pcmcia wireless card that anyone would recommend that has an external antenna connection?

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fab-corp.com is really good, and they ship the same day.

BTW, to all who are looking at the amps, make sure you do not go over the EIRP.
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Old 03-19-2004, 12:39 PM   #12
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I was at CompUSA yesterday and they have the Buffalo PCMCIA cards that you can attach a pigtail to and then an external antenna.

Card:
http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...05771&pfp=cat3
Antenna:
http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...653&pfp=SEARCH

I have no idea how well they work as I have never used one but this is a possible solution. I am sure there are others as well.

BTW, for all who need to know what EIRP is, here's an article explaining it.

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials...le.php/1428941

I am not sure if there is anyone out there measuring this though so I don't see why it would matter.

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www.fab-corp.com

figured I'd through it out there.

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Hypertech has a retail website (same prices, no minimums:

http://sharperconcepts.zoovy.com/

I also like Fab-Corp, so compare prices. I've made several purchases from Sharper Concepts and they were great.
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Cool. I like those amps on the first page!

did you see the price 3,000 for a wifi amp :wtf:
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