Offtopic: directional antenna for XO-1.75?

Chris Leonard cjlhomeaddress at gmail.com
Wed May 23 20:55:48 EDT 2012


No idea how you would hook it up. but there is the famous Pringles can recipe

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-make-a-wifi-antenna-out-of-a-pringles-can-nb/

You might find something of interest on war-driving sites like:

http://www.wardriving.com/antenna.php

cjl



On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 8:46 PM, Martin Langhoff
<martin.langhoff at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am expecting to take a brief holiday out in the sea. Many bays with
> anchorage also have bars and restaurants with open wifi. I prefer to enjoy
> breakfast on board... and get my interweb fix from afar.
>
> Is there any directional wlan antenna kit or setup that is practical with an
> XO?
>
> Maybe something that has the same antenna plugs as the XO antenna? I can cut
> the green bumper.
>
> Or a usb-wlan device that is both supported by our standard builds and easy
> to hook up to a directional antenna?
>
> Or something else entirely?
>
> I will need to mount it on something that swivels easily, as the boat
> changes position with wind and currents when anchored.
>
> cheers,
>
> m
>
>
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