Re: [PLUG] wireless router

[Paul <paul@dpagin.net>]

Actually, the same person, Julian Featherston, 
julian@concentrate.com.au, wrote that the 3.25" can is a good diameter, 
but the waveguide should be four cans long.  Mine will be two cans long. 
The original was only one can long, 5.62".

Paul wrote:

> If the can is over 4" in diameter, the calculator suggests that the 
> cutoff frequencies for your design are too low.  Someone suggested 
> that the ideal diameter is about 3.65".  My cans have a diameter of 
> 3.25".
>
> Kam Salisbury wrote:
>
> > Well. I am doing a directional shot of about 400 feet line of sight. 
> > I used
> > a 48oz juice can an the calculations from a webpage (see links below).
> >
> > I got my ideas from http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html


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