Re: IEEE 802.11-USB adapters with RTL8187L
On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 06:46:39AM -0700, peter@easthope.ca 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)
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