[ale] OT: 802.11b antenna project

[astewart at layton-graphics.com (D. Alan Stewart)]

I'm renovating my house and have rented an apartment across the street 
from it to live in for three months. Not wanting to lose my DSL Internet 
access, I purchased a Linksys wireless router and an Apple AirCard. I've 
got a G4 and an iBook. The signal, with the card installed in the iBook, 
is weak on the outside of the building, but from inside the apartment 
it's not detectable. I need to rig a cheap directional antenna at either 
or both ends to make this work.

I have seen all the stuff on the Internet about making cheap directional 
antennas with a tin can and other pieces. But I'm a  software developer, 
not a hardware geek! I don't know which end of the soldering iron to 
hold. Would someone like to have some fun and also make a few bucks by 
putting something together that works for me? This is only for three 
months, so cheap is the watchword. The house is in Grant Park, near 
downtown Atlanta.


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