<dold@25.usenet.us.com> wrote in message news:fben0h$mj$1@blue.rahul.net...
> amdx <amdx@knology.net> wrote:
>> I got around connector costs and cable losses by modifying a dongle
>> to accept the antenna, and then using USB cable to run from antenna
>> to computer.
>
> Or, just stuff the dongle itself into the can.
> http://www.rahul.net/dold/clarence/u...42-800x600.jpg
>

Yea, I did that before I attached the dongle to a Patch antenna.
Although, I'm not sure about the gain of the antenna that is built
into the dongle.
Mike