In article , John Stumbles
writes
T i m wrote:
On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 07:36:02 -0000, "John"
wrote:



I would like to extend the range of a home WiFi link (better signal
strength down to the workshop) and wondered if anyone here had
*actually* built / tested one of those DIY 'can' type antenna /
reflectors / whatever?

this any good http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/ page can be slow to
load...


Cool, a real DIY page, thanks! ;-)

What frequency does sKY TV satellite run at? If it's in the same
ballpark as 802.11 I'd be inclined to try a USB dongle in place of the
head elx (LNB?) of a sky disk to get a bit of directionality.


Up in the 10 to 12 Ghz band....
--
Tony Sayer