home bbs files messages ]

Just a sample of the Echomail archive

<< oldest | < older | list | newer > | newest >> ]

 Message 21709 
 The Natural Philosopher to All 
 Re: More on wifi range - Pi PICO W Oil l 
 24 Dec 25 12:16:27 
 
MSGID: <10iglir$1086g$2@dont-email.me> 80d8987d
REPLY: <10ig6ej$rlld$1@dont-email.me> 9ca409da
PID: PyGate 1.5.2
TID: PyGate/Linux 1.5.2
CHRS: ASCII 1
TZUTC: 0000
REPLYADDR tnp@invalid.invalid
REPLYTO 3:633/10 UUCP
On 24/12/2025 07:58, mm0fmf wrote:
> On 11/12/2025 21:18, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> Home made with a box of Pringles. just google for "pringles wifi 
>> antenna".
> 
> Also Google cutoff frequency and see that the Pringle tube is too small 
> in diameter to be effective at 2.4GHz.
> 
Assuming that is a relevant issue.

Shouting down a pipe whose diameter is way less than the wavlength of 
voice frequencies, still works....

> Of course, designs on the internet do not have to follow the laws of 
> physics! :-)
> 

..especially for people who don't fully understand them...
-- 
"It was a lot more fun being 20 in the 70's that it is being 70 in the 20's"
Joew Walsh


--- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
 * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
SEEN-BY: 105/81 106/201 128/187 129/14 305 153/7715 154/110 218/700
SEEN-BY: 226/30 227/114 229/110 112 134 200 206 300 317 400 426 428
SEEN-BY: 229/470 616 664 700 705 266/512 291/111 292/854 320/219 322/757
SEEN-BY: 342/200 396/45 460/58 633/10 280 414 418 420 422 509 2744
SEEN-BY: 712/848 770/1 902/26 2320/105 5020/400 5075/35
PATH: 633/10 280 229/426


<< oldest | < older | list | newer > | newest >> ]

(c) 1994,  bbs@darkrealms.ca