Re: Wardriving with Yagi Antennas

["Paul Melson" <pmelson () gmail com>]

On 10/20/07, Terry Cutler <jedi31337 () gmail com> wrote:
> hi guys hope your weekend is good so far. Does anyone have any
> experience with teh Yagi Antenna booster ? They claim it can boost up
> to 10 miles. Just wonder if anyone has used it while wardriving. Maybe
> there's a better antenna you'd recommend ?

Yagi isn't a brand, it's a type of directional antenna.  More here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yagi_antenna

And as a directional antenna, it's not ideal for wardriving.  An omni
(as in omnidirectional) antenna would probably work better.

With regard to the 10mi throw, I call baloney.  First, it's not
possible with any antenna on the ground because of the curvature of
the Earth.  Second, I've worked with DSSS RF long-range networks in
the past (both 915MHz and 2.4GHz) and the longest throw I've seen on
an unregistered towair[1] mast was 7 miles using yagis and amplifiers
on both ends.  Using a similar setup, 10mi would be on the ragged edge
of reliable/usable for actual data networking.

PaulM

[1] http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/towairSearch.jsp

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