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Re: Wardriving with Yagi Antennas
From: "Paul Melson" <pmelson () gmail com>
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:00:22 -0400
On 10/20/07, Terry Cutler <jedi31337 () gmail com> wrote:
hi guys hope your weekend is good so far. Does anyone have any experience with teh Yagi Antenna booster ? They claim it can boost up to 10 miles. Just wonder if anyone has used it while wardriving. Maybe there's a better antenna you'd recommend ?
Yagi isn't a brand, it's a type of directional antenna. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yagi_antenna And as a directional antenna, it's not ideal for wardriving. An omni (as in omnidirectional) antenna would probably work better. With regard to the 10mi throw, I call baloney. First, it's not possible with any antenna on the ground because of the curvature of the Earth. Second, I've worked with DSSS RF long-range networks in the past (both 915MHz and 2.4GHz) and the longest throw I've seen on an unregistered towair[1] mast was 7 miles using yagis and amplifiers on both ends. Using a similar setup, 10mi would be on the ragged edge of reliable/usable for actual data networking. PaulM [1] http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/towairSearch.jsp ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This list is sponsored by: Cenzic Need to secure your web apps NOW? Cenzic finds more, "real" vulnerabilities fast. Click to try it, buy it or download a solution FREE today! http://www.cenzic.com/downloads ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- Wardriving with Yagi Antennas Terry Cutler (Oct 20)
- RE: Wardriving with Yagi Antennas Shenk, Jerry A (Oct 20)
- Re: Wardriving with Yagi Antennas Terry Cutler (Oct 20)
- Re: Wardriving with Yagi Antennas Paul Melson (Oct 20)
- RE: Wardriving with Yagi Antennas Shenk, Jerry A (Oct 21)
- Re: Wardriving with Yagi Antennas Paul Melson (Oct 21)
- RE: Wardriving with Yagi Antennas Shenk, Jerry A (Oct 21)
- RE: Wardriving with Yagi Antennas Shenk, Jerry A (Oct 21)
- RE: Wardriving with Yagi Antennas Shenk, Jerry A (Oct 21)
- RE: Wardriving with Yagi Antennas Shenk, Jerry A (Oct 20)
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