On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 06:46:39AM -0700, [email protected] wrote: > Hi, > > According to https://wiki.debian.org/rtl818x > these inexpensive adapters should work for Wheezy and later. > http://www.ebay.ca/itm/171177227057 > http://www.ebay.ca/itm/151155525479 > http://www.ebay.ca/itm/161013787436 > > Does anyone have an advice or warning before I invest a little > time and money? > > And an incidental question: has anyone examined an adapter with > a dish antenna such as the first on the list above. Without a metalic > surface the dish can have little effect. It is a decoy. There's a metal > layer under the plastic? > > Thanks, ... Peter E. >
It doesn't _have_ to be metallic - a small dish shaped "thing" in any material that isn't actually RF lossy may show some focussing effect. It also doesn't have to be solid - for some RF frequencies, chicken wire with big air holes in it will also work correctly. Two biscuit tin lids will make a "good enough" corner reflector. All the very best, AndyC (also G0EVX as an amateur) > > > > -- > 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 12 > Tel +1 360 639 0202 http://carnot.yi.org/ Bcc: peter at easthope. ca > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] > Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
