[Coco] Wireless transmission power boost

[Roger Taylor]

At 05:39 PM 2/20/2007, you wrote:

>On Tuesday 20 February 2007, Roger Taylor wrote:

> >At 02:20 PM 2/20/2007, you wrote:

> >>Gains for reception and transmission are the same.

> >

> >That's good to know.  I thought maybe the transmitting circuitry had

> >to put some UMMPH behind the sending power from within the wireless

> > device.

> >

>

>Nope, antenna gain, a byproduct of its directionality, is absolutely

>bi-directional unless there is something in the near field to absorb

>power.  Pringle cans are wunnerfull things when you need to reach several

>miles, the record being 39 miles I believe. A google search will spit out

>at least 50 designs based on the original pringle can idea.



I see this is called the Cantenna efforts.  Nice.  I'd like to see 
the 39-mile version or anything over 10 miles.

It just proves that the more things change the more they stay the 
same, as in the CD radio hayday.  On a good night you could hear lots 
of Mexicans yik yakking away over the channels.  That was from North Louisiana.




-- 
Roger Taylor