Originally Posted by stevejm

I been doing a bit of reading the past couple weeks about netstumbler and it sounded like a fun hobby. Last weekend I picked up a Orinocco "Silver" card for $8 at the local hamfest. Its now a "Gold" thanks to this forum. I used Alchemy to update it then flashed it to the lastest firmware. But I do have a question. It may of been answered already but I might of missed it in the forums.

I need to order a pigtail. What type is the external jack on the "Silver" card called? It this the same jack on the "Gold" ? I may be ordering a dual-band card later so don't want to order a 2nd time. Any suggestions on a place to get the pigtail for a good price?

Also any suggestions on a good antenna to use while mobile? I may just build one for the learning experience but am looking at whats out there.


I'm looking forward to getting out with Netstumbler and some mapping software to see what I can log. This forum has been helpful in getting me started.

Steve