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On Thu, 25 Dec 2025 03:34:30 +0000
The Natural Philosopher  wrote:

> On 25/12/2025 03:25, Robert Riches wrote:
> > On 2025-12-24, 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.
> >>
> >> Of course, designs on the internet do not have to follow the laws of
> >> physics! :-)
> > 
> > If you need a different diameter and know what diameter you need,
> > any decent hardware store or home improvement big-box store in
> > the US and perhaps elsewhere will have a wide assortment of sizes
> > of PVC, ABS, and metal pipes and round conduits.  Some adhesive
> > and copper foil would seem likely to be useful for making the
> > plastic types useable.
> > 
> If I felt that a design of any sort could be connected to a  Pi Pico W I 
> would 3D print it.
> But in the end the simpler approach was to create a wifi point higher up.
> 
> Signal strength varies wildly, but enough transmissions get through...
> 


But what do I do with all these spare Pringle tubes:-?


-- 
Bah, and indeed Humbug.

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