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Cone-tenna WiFi extender

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Mar 2, 2010. 7:51 PMThe Ideanator says:
how far away can you get a signal?


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Mar 3, 2010. 2:35 PMpirobot668 (author) says:
I am using an AP that is about 250 feet away; through our wall, a hedge, a wire fence, through some fruit trees, another wall, past a fireplace, etc.
If it were line of sight (testing this soon!), I would guesstimate 1 mile+.

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Mar 2, 2010. 5:29 PMdrbill says:
Are you transmitting with this ?
Or just receiving?
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Mar 3, 2010. 2:32 PMpirobot668 (author) says:
I have been pinging the connection, so I guess this would be send/receive.
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Mar 2, 2010. 5:30 PMdrbill says:
Are you a Ham ?
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Mar 3, 2010. 2:33 PMpirobot668 (author) says:
Nope, at least not in this life....
Seriously, I did play around with some short-wave listening years ago.
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Mar 2, 2010. 2:39 AMomnibot says:
Oh, baby! *drools* I just love that Jetsons style cone. Great work.

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Dad and Husband, owner of pug, fixer of things Scientific (Pacific Science Center), all-around repair and make-it-better guy