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Using an Old Satellite Dish as a WLAN Antenna

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the rolling-your-own dept.

=m8s=Dark Underlord writes "I was browsing for wireless stuff and came across this link that shows how to use an old satellite dish as an 802.11 antenna." The directions tout the range as being 10 miles given line of sight. We've had other stories about building antennas, but I think these are cooler because of their focused nature, but a Primestar dish is a little tougher to locate than a Pringles can or a floppy disk.

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  1. Re:Primestar Dish's on eBay by MrScience · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Just put that up, did you? :)

    Sheer brilliance! Look for articles that say you need rare XYZ, and post a reply saying "Hey, I just happened to find XYZ on EBay... here you go!"

    Bidders, start your refreshes!

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  2. Illegal by dnoyeb · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Of course this could easily violate the power limitations on the device rendering your setup illegal. But with the things the FCC lets slide these days...