802.11 Antenna Advice

**ukchris** · 02-24-2004, 09:54 AM

Being new to this things are somewhat experimental and I don't want to spend a fortune. I have one of the "ebay kiosk" PC's that may be my eventual CarPC but I plan on doing some testing with a laptop as I have some Orinoco PCMCIA cards.

However, if I'm going to try a PC Card I figure I should add a pigtail (?) antenna, can anyone recommend something reasonably budget priced to hook into an Orinoco card?

While I'm open to suggestions I'd like somethign relatively small as I may want to travel with it and use it in a rental car, more permanent options are also of interest though. Any tips welcome.

Chris.

**hussein** · 02-24-2004, 10:00 AM

http://shop.netstumbler.com/customer/home.php

look there

**joker987** · 02-24-2004, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by hussein

http://shop.netstumbler.com/customer/home.php

look there

After you look there, look on EBay... I got the same thing but with a 7dB antenna and an orinoco gold card for 70 bucks.

**ukchris** · 02-24-2004, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by hussein

http://shop.netstumbler.com/customer/home.php

look there

$89 for a little antenna? That seems rather expensive, I thought on another post I saw much more powerful ones for like $50, I was thinking there may be a cheap and cheeful option to get started, maybe what I need is a USB Orinoco stood on the dash for now.

Thanks for the tip though.

**Gunmaster** · 02-24-2004, 01:18 PM

I going to get this
http://www.radiolabs.com/products/an....4-mobile7.php

**Superduck** · 02-24-2004, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by Gunmaster

I going to get this
http://www.radiolabs.com/products/an....4-mobile7.php

Hmm.. Too bad I can't use one of those. It looks nice and easy.

Cursed plastic cars...

Kris

**ukchris** · 02-24-2004, 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by Superduck

Hmm.. Too bad I can't use one of those. It looks nice and easy.

Cursed plastic cars...

Kris

If you have a plastic car can't you just have it inside...?

**Gunmaster** · 02-24-2004, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by Superduck

Hmm.. Too bad I can't use one of those. It looks nice and easy.

Cursed plastic cars...

Kris

Arent Fieros metal?

**kiztope** · 02-27-2004, 03:57 PM

Fieros have plastic body panels.... Pretty neat idea from pontiac... too bad they stopped making 'em in 88 (or was it 86...).... They came pre-colored, from what I hear... No need for paint... I've always wanted a Fiero GT ...

**Gunmaster** · 02-27-2004, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by kiztope

Fieros have plastic body panels.... Pretty neat idea from pontiac... too bad they stopped making 'em in 88 (or was it 86...).... They came pre-colored, from what I hear... No need for paint... I've always wanted a Fiero GT ...

I wouldnt mine having this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2461881673

with a 3.4 Twin Dual Cam engine from a ’91 Grand Prix GTP! ofcourse theirs other engines.