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		<title>Cantenna Chronicles &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://hauntedshell.com/2007/09/15/cantenna_chronicles_-_part_1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kwame</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Troubleshooting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the problems I have with living off campus is that of internet access.. There is a wireless hotspot I can connect to but who want's to pay for slow internet access when you can get slightly faster internet access for free. The only hitch: I live so far from c ampus, my received signal levels are just depressing.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the problems I have with living off campus is that of internet access.. There is a wireless hotspot I can connect to but who want&#8217;s to pay for slow internet access when you can get slightly faster internet access for free. The only hitch: I live so far from campus, my received signal levels are just depressing.<br />
<a href="/files/images/site_map_wifi.jpg"><img src="/files/images/site_map_wifi.jpg" alt="Location Map. Yeah, quite a distance" height="260" width="400" /></a><br />
That leaves me with three options:<br />
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<li>Forget about ever getting internet access ( not really much of a choice).</li>
<li>Suscribe to the commercial hotspot.</li>
<li>Find a way to improve my signal level</li>
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<p>Now the first option is like asking me not to breathe. The second is not such a bad option, I make it a point not to pay for internet access if I can get it for free (umm&#8230;. legally of course. &gt;:) ). So I guess it&#8217;s time to get out my toolkit and start voiding warranties. Now the best way to improve your wireless signal is to get a better antenna. I didn&#8217;t have much in the way of resources so I decided to opt of a &#8216;cantenna&#8217;, which basically is a waveguide antenna (if you need details, you won&#8217;t find them here. Ever heard of google?). Anyways, what I needed was a tin can, a bit of thick copper wire, an N-connector and a pigtail. Now anyone who lives in Ghana knows those last two items are virually impossible to find. So I had to improvise. I had these cables for an indoor antenna I got from a friend. One end has a magnetic base with a female SMA connector and the other end has a male SMA connector. There was also an SMA to RP-TNC connector included as well.</p>
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So I&#8217;ll it a try and see what happens. Updates coming soon.</p>
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