Cellphone antenna... Thanks for the idea!

Korrigan · 01-17-2007

I want to say thanks to otaku42, outcast_one and lincomatic. I also want to show off my mad soldering skillz.

I got a cellphone for Christmas then discovered that I couldn't use it at home. I had to drive about 4 miles from home to get a signal. I made a 3-can cantenna but found that mounting it to the dish would require to much work (yeah... I'm that lazy).

After much Google'ing I found this 5 year old Netstumbler thread and the antenna design at lincomatic's site. I scaled it to 1.9 ghz and made it out of a cookie tin and a plastic bowl. The fact that I didn't have to buy a N-connector was a major plus.

I just slapped the rig together tonight and it works inside the house, pointing towards the nearest tower (and going through 3 walls of the house) so I know it will work great when I get it up on the roof tomorrow.

Here's the DN PCS Antenna (my nickname is Duck, btw):

Code:

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/5713/attachmentin8.jpg

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/5619/attachmentkn7.jpg
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/6532/attachmentyu5.jpg

Thanks for the great idea guys!

wrzwaldo · 01-17-2007

It's a shame you didn't have time to checkout the forum rules during your readings.

G8tK33per · 01-17-2007

Fixed.

Korrigan · 01-18-2007

Sorry about that. Being on dial-up myself, I understand.

01-17-2007	#1 (permalink)
Korrigan Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Coleman, MI, USA Posts: 2	Cellphone antenna... Thanks for the idea! I want to say thanks to otaku42, outcast_one and lincomatic. I also want to show off my mad soldering skillz. I got a cellphone for Christmas then discovered that I couldn't use it at home. I had to drive about 4 miles from home to get a signal. I made a 3-can cantenna but found that mounting it to the dish would require to much work (yeah... I'm that lazy). After much Google'ing I found this 5 year old Netstumbler thread and the antenna design at lincomatic's site. I scaled it to 1.9 ghz and made it out of a cookie tin and a plastic bowl. The fact that I didn't have to buy a N-connector was a major plus. I just slapped the rig together tonight and it works inside the house, pointing towards the nearest tower (and going through 3 walls of the house) so I know it will work great when I get it up on the roof tomorrow. Here's the DN PCS Antenna (my nickname is Duck, btw): Code: http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/5713/attachmentin8.jpg http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/5619/attachmentkn7.jpg http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/6532/attachmentyu5.jpg Thanks for the great idea guys! Last edited by G8tK33per : 01-17-2007 at 09:17 PM.

01-17-2007	#3 (permalink)
G8tK33per Asshole Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Goomba's Booty Boardwalk Posts: 6,128	Fixed. __________________ "My mind is aglow with whirling, transient nodes of thought careening through a cosmic vapor of invention." Sons of Confederate Veterans

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01-17-2007	#2 (permalink)
wrzwaldo I amuse you? Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 9,147	It's a shame you didn't have time to checkout the forum rules during your readings.

01-18-2007	#4 (permalink)
Korrigan Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Coleman, MI, USA Posts: 2	Sorry about that. Being on dial-up myself, I understand.