On Sat, 08 Jan 2011 12:20:47 +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote:

The problem with a short cable is that a WiFi modem is supplied,
and the WiFi signal does not get to where it is needed
if the modem is near the input.

There is a DIY yagi antenna that one can make and stick on the antenna stub.
This would make the circular pattern of the antenna a more directional beam.
Perhaps it's worth a try, particularly as the antenna cost very little to make,
nothing using the stuff that your average diyer already has.

He http://www.heise.de/netze/artikel/Die-0-Euro-Antenne-223704.html

which is in German, but the photos here
http://www.heise.de/netze/bilderstrecke/bilderstrecke_329546.html?back=223704
pretty much cover it, excepting the lengths and distances for the wires, which
are here.

http://www.heise.de/netze/artikel/Aufbau-223810.html


Thomas Prufer