Just got wireless!!....now i need to get a better antenna!!!

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Verizon Wireless and Kyocera Wireless
Corp. Launch KPC650 BroadbandAccess PC
Card with Optimized Antenna for V

Verizon Wireless and Kyocera Wireless
Corp. Launch KPC650 BroadbandAccess PC
Card with Optimized Antenna for V 04/18/2005 10:04 AM
Business Wire UK Apr 18 2005 2:12PM GMT

Building A Better Wireless Antenna

Building A Better Wireless Antenna 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Much of the success of a mobile device rides on an often-overlooked piece of technology -- its antenna. For years, though, improvements have been minor. Lately, a movement has developed toward building radically different antennas for mobile devices.

New: Mac Mini wireless networking
antenna

New: Mac Mini wireless networking
antenna 04/01/2005 11:56 AM
QuickerTek released a 5.5dBi omni-directional antenna for the Mac Mini that requires no case modifications.

QuickerTek announces iBook wireless
antenna

QuickerTek announces iBook wireless
antenna 06/17/2005 03:04 PM
QuickerTek today announced a new antenna for iBooks with AirPort wireless capability, including AirPort Extreme...

Mac Mini Wireless Networking Antenna
[Flickr]

Mac Mini Wireless Networking Antenna
[Flickr] 03/31/2005 03:09 AM

MacMerc.com posted a photo:

QuickerTek announces iBook Wireless
Antenna, Gives 200 Yards of Range

QuickerTek announces iBook Wireless
Antenna, Gives 200 Yards of Range 06/17/2005 04:40 PM
QuickerTek announces the first antenna for all Apple iBooks with AirPort wireless capability, including AirPort Extreme. This new antenna is an external device that features 5.5dBi of power and...

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8Dbi directional antenna extends TiBook
wireless range

8Dbi directional antenna extends TiBook
wireless range 02/18/2004 02:43 PM
QuickerTek recently announced that they're replacing their Stub antenna with a new 8Dbi directional antenna that extends the wireless range for all Titanium PowerBook and PowerBook G3 Pismo owners. The new antenna is available now for US$55.

Cost cutting wireless technology
eliminates need for second diversity
antenna has patents filed.

Cost cutting wireless technology
eliminates need for second diversity
antenna has patents filed. 09/16/2004 03:12 AM
Wifi-Plus and Dr Jack Nilsson are awarded Patent Pending status on 4 additional antenna patent claims. The claims introduce in built spatial diversity for a single antenna feed. This will dramatically reduce the cost to implement antenna diversity for performance gain into small and hand-held wireless devices. [PRWEB Sep 16, 2004]

New: Direct-ti antenna

New: Direct-ti antenna 02/19/2004 11:22 AM
QuickerTek released the Direct-ti, an 8 Dbi directional WiFi antenna for Airport cards and other WiFi PC Cards with external antenna ports.

Antenna 1.5.46 RC1 Released

Antenna 1.5.46 RC1 Released 12/02/2003 10:17 PM

Building a Wi-Fi Antenna Out of a Tin
Can

Building a Wi-Fi Antenna Out of a Tin
Can 09/03/2004 06:05 PM
Book Excerpt: Commercial antennas can be so expensive. And hey, let's face it, it's much more fun to build one out of a tin can. So, if you're a MacGyver wannabe, you have to check this out.

New: QuickerTek antenna for 12"
PowerBook

New: QuickerTek antenna for 12"
PowerBook 07/19/2004 09:26 AM
QuickerTek introduced a 5Dbi omni-directional whip antenna for the 12" aluminum PowerBook.

New: QuickerTek antenna for iBooks

New: QuickerTek antenna for iBooks 06/17/2005 05:31 PM
QuickerTek released a 5.5dBi External Airport Antenna compatible with all Apple iBooks.

Treo 660 Loses Antenna?

Treo 660 Loses Antenna? 05/25/2004 11:49 AM
Oh, before I go: I don't know anything more about this than you do, but that looks nice and convincing, doesn't it? Still, it's basically just the Treo 600 with the antenna lobbed off. Guess we'll see. (Thanks, Kerry!) Read...

Antenna coupler covers all 3G and more

Antenna coupler covers all 3G and more 05/04/2004 02:26 AM
Electronics Talk May 4 2004 6:18AM GMT

4km WiFi Range w/ $5 DIY Antenna

4km WiFi Range w/ $5 DIY Antenna 05/25/2004 07:30 PM

Evolved antenna designs

Evolved antenna designs 06/28/2004 11:35 AM
This antenna (and may others on the linked page) was evolved by NASA using a genetic algorithm. While highly effective, its design is counter-intuitive.

First, there is the potential of needing less power. Antenna ST5-3-10 achieves high gain (2-4dB) across a wider range of elevation angles. This allows a broader range of angles over which maximum data throughput can be achieved. Also, less power from the solar array and batteries may be required.

Second, the evolved antenna does not require a matching network nor a phasing circuit, removing two steps in design and fabrication of the antenna. A trivial transmission line may be used for the match on the flight antenna, but simulation results suggest that one is not required.

Third, the evolved antenna has more uniform coverage in that it has a uniform pattern with small ripples in the elevations of greatest interest (between 40 and 80 degrees). This allows for reliable performance as elevation angle relative to the ground changes.

Link (Thanks, zogby!)

3G Antenna Specialist Pans Out

3G Antenna Specialist Pans Out 04/20/2004 03:29 AM
3G Apr 20 2004 7:17AM GMT

KVH boosted by car antenna deal with
DirecTV

KVH boosted by car antenna deal with
DirecTV 01/06/2005 07:32 PM
SiliconValley.com Jan 6 2005 10:34PM GMT

Cardboard WiFi Antenna Upgrade

Cardboard WiFi Antenna Upgrade 07/09/2004 06:34 PM

Zarlink antenna may be just what the
doctor ordered

Zarlink antenna may be just what the
doctor ordered 07/14/2004 08:09 AM
National Post Jul 14 2004 12:03PM GMT

Whip Antenna for 12" PowerBooks now
shipping

Whip Antenna for 12" PowerBooks now
shipping 07/19/2004 03:02 AM
QuickerTek today announced that they are ready to ship the Whip Antenna for Apple's 12-inch aluminum PowerBook...

Antenna Design's Black Magician

Antenna Design's Black Magician 06/24/2004 04:37 PM
I have a new article online at TheFeature.com about a 60-year-old ham radio head who may have revolutionized antenna design:

Rob Vincent couldn't let anything interfere with love, even interference itself. In 1995, the ham radio buff moved in to his girlfriend's small Rhode Island house to live happily ever after. But there was a hitch. Her small piece of property wasn't big enough for Vincent, his significant other, and the 140-foot antenna he needed to reach his wireless buddies around the world.

Dedicated to both his future wife and his hobby, Vincent spent nearly a decade designing the antenna now standing in his backyard. The 40-foot-high pole bests conventional antennas three times taller. This week, the inventor and his employer, the University of Rhode Island, are filing a patent on the technology...

"The people saying that I'm a snake oil salesman... will have to order a great big plate of crow very soon," Vincent says. Link

Tiny antenna for Bluetooth and WLAN

Tiny antenna for Bluetooth and WLAN 01/19/2004 09:32 AM
Electronics Talk Jan 19 2004 1:29PM GMT

Antenna Coupler for 3G Phone Testing

Antenna Coupler for 3G Phone Testing 05/05/2004 04:19 AM
3G May 5 2004 7:43AM GMT

QuickerTek extends Dr. Bott antenna
range

QuickerTek extends Dr. Bott antenna
range 09/10/2004 10:35 AM
QuickerTek Inc. has announced an antenna upgrade kit for Dr. Bott's ExtendAIR Omni antenna. The antenna is designed to work with AirPort Extreme Base Stations equipped with an antenna port, and improves wireless networking range for the device. QuickerTek's modification enables the antenna to work on all AirPort Base Stations, including older 802.11b-based Graphite and Snow-colored models. It also extends range by up to 30 percent, according to the company. It costs US$34.95 and requires a soldering iron to install; if you're not comfortable doing the installation yourself, QuickerTek offers a $25 installation service as well.

URI Employee Develops Hot Stuff Antenna
Technology

URI Employee Develops Hot Stuff Antenna
Technology 06/07/2004 07:29 AM

Although there's an old adage, "Never trust a University of Rhode Island press release when it's talking about a breakthrough in antenna technology," I think we'll go against the grain and mention this new technique by inventor Rob Vincent (of the university's Physics Department) that claims to have produce distributed-load, monopole antennas that will double the range of walkie-talkies, cell phones, and WiFi networking equipment. According to testing performed by URI (ah HA!), the antennas are one-third to one-ninth the size of a full-size counterpart while retaining 80 to 100 percent efficiency. Vincent developed the antennas while trapped in the steam tunnels below the university, where he works in the lab cafeteria (maybe). (Thanks, Dean Halberg!)
Read [URI]

Smart Antenna Processing Could Quadruple
Traffic

Smart Antenna Processing Could Quadruple
Traffic 12/02/2003 02:32 PM
Motia's signal processing chip can optimize signal strength without losing standards compliance: This signal-processing chip analyzes each packet as it passes out of an 802.11b/g compliant chipset and optimizes the signal characteristics before it's broadcast. As a result, it can throw normal 802.11b/g two to four times further in a variety of short-range and long-range scenarios. Because this is a single component, an existing Wi-Fi manufacturer could combine the chip with silicon from other companies to achieve the benefit instead of switching over to an entirely new chipset....

Sniper rifle modded to be WiFi antenna

Sniper rifle modded to be WiFi antenna 08/03/2004 11:00 AM
A friend of mine from the Shmoo hacker group told me about this amazing DefCon stunt back in June and swore me to secrecy, and it's been one of the hardest secrets I've ever kept, because this is so goddamned cool.

The Sniper Yagi is an M16 with the firing apparatus removed and replaced with a directional high-powered antenna. Use the sniper stand and sight to line up your WiFi shot, plug in, and let the packets begin! Link

New Apple Airport Antenna Booster
Announced

New Apple Airport Antenna Booster
Announced 03/14/2005 05:28 PM
QuickerTek announced today that the 27dBm Plug and Play Transceiver is now available is compatible with the complete range of Apple Airport Base Stations including the Graphite, AirPort Extreme with...

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QuickerTek debuts Mac Mini Airport
antenna

QuickerTek debuts Mac Mini Airport
antenna 03/31/2005 09:51 AM
QuickerTek today announced a new omni-directional antenna for the entire Mac mini line...

QuickerTek announces Mac mini Airport
antenna

QuickerTek announces Mac mini Airport
antenna 03/31/2005 03:09 AM

QuickerTek has just announcing a new omni-directional antenna for the Mac mini that offers 5.5dBi of RF power extending wireless networking about three times further than when using the stock antenna. The suggested retail price is USD$80 and can be purchased at Mac dealers such as Small Dog Electronics, TechnoWarehouse, PowerBook Medic, and many others. International customers can order from AM Micro in the UK and MacLand in Germany.

So would sticking one of these yagi
antenna type things on t

So would sticking one of these yagi
antenna type things on t 08/11/2004 04:50 AM
TechTree Aug 11 2004 9:15AM GMT

Tritium Flatenna: Cardboard and Foil
Antenna

Tritium Flatenna: Cardboard and Foil
Antenna 07/12/2004 08:52 AM

I'd like to see some actually testing (NYCWireless, I call thee!) of these little folding cardboard antennas, the Tritium Flatenna, but the idea itself is interesting. The simple metal and foil antenna is designed to clip onto your existing external antenna -- no worrying about what type of connector -- and focus the standard omni-directional into a parabolic, semi-directional antenna. The upshot for you is that if your home network, for instance, could use a little boost, and your wireless access point is on one side of your living space, the $20 gadget could concentrate your signal in the one direction you need it. If it works, that is.

And where did they get that much Tritium? I suspect Oscorp is involved somehow. (Thanks, Josh!)
Read - Product Page [TritiumUK]

" USB adaptors & DIY antenna = "Poor
Man's WiFi" ?"

" USB adaptors & DIY antenna = "Poor
Man's WiFi" ?" 05/18/2004 02:44 AM

Intriguing the Physicists, Radio Buff
Shrinks an Antenna

Intriguing the Physicists, Radio Buff
Shrinks an Antenna 06/09/2004 10:24 PM
A ham radio operator says he has developed a way to make antennas significantly smaller but still efficient.

Loyd Installs Antenna—Hilarity
Ensues

Loyd Installs Antenna—Hilarity
Ensues 12/27/2004 03:14 PM
Loyd finds a shiny new HDTV antenna under the tree on Christmas morning. Naturally, he wants to install it, and from such desires adventures occur.

PCtel Acquires Smart Antenna Maker
Maxrad

PCtel Acquires Smart Antenna Maker
Maxrad 01/05/2004 02:59 PM
PCtel Inc. acquired smart antenna maker Maxrad Inc. on Monday for approximately $20 million in cash, as PCtel moves ever further into wireless.

When Your Signal Needs a Lift, Quickly
Attach A Portable Antenna

When Your Signal Needs a Lift, Quickly
Attach A Portable Antenna 06/17/2004 01:05 PM
A new cellphone antenna boosts a signal enough to add at least a couple of bars to your phone's signal-strength display.
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