"Knight" <petelarosa@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1189112594.084875.11090@50g2000hsm.googlegrou ps.com...
> Hey guys,
>
> What's happening? I thought everything came out great! but the
> BiQuad I just built
> doesn't seem to show any increase in signal strength while using
> Netstumbler!
> I can't see where I went wrong can you?
> http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-...728(Large).JPG
> I don't have a piece of wire down in the center stub but I don't think
> that matters do you?
>
> How can the center pin be connected to one side of the element
> and the other side of the element be connected to the board? Seems
> like a short to me.
> Thanks guys!
>
> Pete
I've read on some URL that if you don't use wire down the center stub,
it will skew the pattern.
Also what is the spacing between PCB and Biquad, the picture makes it
look to close.
>How can the center pin be connected to one side of the element
> and the other side of the element be connected to the board? Seems
> like a short to me.

At dc it would be a short, at 2.4Ghz there's a lot of inductance and
capacitance.

Mike