Best Wardriving antenna ever

Metaboe · 07-31-2004

After buying a lot of antenna's my best antenna ever is a daimond MG-200

7 dBi = 5 dBD
300 g
60 cm
MG-200 limited bandwith: Use only on WLAN channel 2 to 5.
(didn't have any problems with other channels, even on channel 14 is works beter than other antenna's)

Tested the antenna with a 12dBi antenna on a high building and using a 200mWatt 14 channel Senao card, I got a connection 5,5 Km from the other antenna.

normaly it's on my car but i don't have pictures of that

Caffeinatedsoap · 08-01-2004

how big of a performance boost do you get from the dog?

Barry · 08-01-2004

Hope he doesn't tinkle on the battery.

King_Ice_Flash · 08-01-2004

And who said those extended warranties were sucker bets.

sparafina · 08-03-2004

wardogbiketrailering

kleptophobiac · 08-03-2004

I think my antenna is the best ever. Then again, I built it, so I'd better think it's the best thing since sliced bread.

In urban areas, high gain is not desirable. You want to get vertical polarization, and an escape from the faraday cage (your car)... but you don't have that problem.

An omni with 3 dbd on a car roof will generate a real 6 dbd (groundplane effect from the car roof, effectively doubling the size of the antenna, like mirroring it). Likewise, a 9 dbd antenna (wow, that's big) would deliver 12 dbd on the roof. At this point, you will have squeezed your donut pattern down so much, that tall buildings will be mostly inaccessible to you. This system, however, would be great for rural areas where your targets are farther out on the horizon.

*yawn*

Sorry for any malformed sentences and whatnot, or bad info... but wow... I need sleep.

Evert · 02-15-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Metaboe

After buying a lot of antenna's my best antenna ever is a daimond MG-200

No it's not, and you know it...

E.

Deadhead905 · 02-15-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evert

No it's not, and you know it...

E.

lol wtf...How much was the dog? Whats the range with it?

sysadmn · 02-15-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caffeinatedsoap

how big of a performance boost do you get from the dog?

That's the chick magnet, silly!

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Metaboe Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 46	Best Wardriving antenna ever After buying a lot of antenna's my best antenna ever is a daimond MG-200 7 dBi = 5 dBD 300 g 60 cm MG-200 limited bandwith: Use only on WLAN channel 2 to 5. (didn't have any problems with other channels, even on channel 14 is works beter than other antenna's) Tested the antenna with a 12dBi antenna on a high building and using a 200mWatt 14 channel Senao card, I got a connection 5,5 Km from the other antenna. normaly it's on my car but i don't have pictures of that Last edited by Metaboe : 07-31-2004 at 01:54 AM.

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Barry Managing the iTards. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,882	Hope he doesn't tinkle on the battery. __________________ Never do anything you don't want to explain to the paramedics.

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King_Ice_Flash Alien Paranoid Stumbler Join Date: May 2003 Location: WI Posts: 2,688	And who said those extended warranties were sucker bets. __________________ "Yeah," said a voice from under the table, "you go to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel."

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kleptophobiac Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 310	I think my antenna is the best ever. Then again, I built it, so I'd better think it's the best thing since sliced bread. In urban areas, high gain is not desirable. You want to get vertical polarization, and an escape from the faraday cage (your car)... but you don't have that problem. An omni with 3 dbd on a car roof will generate a real 6 dbd (groundplane effect from the car roof, effectively doubling the size of the antenna, like mirroring it). Likewise, a 9 dbd antenna (wow, that's big) would deliver 12 dbd on the roof. At this point, you will have squeezed your donut pattern down so much, that tall buildings will be mostly inaccessible to you. This system, however, would be great for rural areas where your targets are farther out on the horizon. yawn Sorry for any malformed sentences and whatnot, or bad info... but wow... I need sleep.