[Coco] Wireless transmission power boost

[Gene Heskett]

On Tuesday 20 February 2007, Roger Taylor wrote:
>At 05:39 PM 2/20/2007, you wrote:
>>On Tuesday 20 February 2007, Roger Taylor wrote:
>> >At 02:20 PM 2/20/2007, you wrote:
>> >>Gains for reception and transmission are the same.
>> >
>> >That's good to know.  I thought maybe the transmitting circuitry had
>> >to put some UMMPH behind the sending power from within the wireless
>> > device.
>>
>>Nope, antenna gain, a byproduct of its directionality, is absolutely
>>bi-directional unless there is something in the near field to absorb
>>power.  Pringle cans are wunnerfull things when you need to reach
>> several miles, the record being 39 miles I believe. A google search
>> will spit out at least 50 designs based on the original pringle can
>> idea.
>
>I see this is called the Cantenna efforts.  Nice.  I'd like to see
>the 39-mile version or anything over 10 miles.
>
>It just proves that the more things change the more they stay the
>same, as in the CD radio hayday.  On a good night you could hear lots
>of Mexicans yik yakking away over the channels.  That was from North
> Louisiana.
>
Heck, I can remember talking to an aussie in Brisbane for a couple of 
hours one night.  I was in NE at the time.
>
>
>
>--
>Roger Taylor



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