I have seen a router antenna home brew made from a pringle ( crisp tin) line
of sight over 1/2 a mile. I will see if I can get the design mike M0DMD

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Steve
Sent: 12 January 2007 23:49
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: antenna building

Sure you can, but the measurements are extremely critical at those
wavelengths.\
There was an article I had womewhere where you could make a reflector out of

cardboard and Aluminum or aluminium for those across the pond.  It was
shaped 
and would provide a bit of gain for the standard router's antenna.

There is a club in Howell, Mich which has made wireless antennas and had a 
long-range point-to-point wireless network of at least a dozen miles.  So,
yes 
it can be done.

Steve, K8SP
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 3:21 PM
Subject: antenna building


I am studying for my general class license.  I got to the chapters on
antenna design.  I find this very fascinating.  I am curious now.  If
you can build an antenna to work for ham radio, can you build an antenna
to work for a wireless router?  If not why?