"Jeff Liebermann" <jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 18:22:42 GMT, "Scott Phelps" <root@aol.com> wrote:
>
>>I have a sprint antenna that I am no longer using. It has a connection for
>>an RG6 (of which cable I have plenty of). I also have an ORiNOCO gold card
>>with the MC Card connector. Can I create a pigtail that will convert
>>MC-Card
>>to RG6 so I could see if this antenna give any improvements at all?
>
> It's probably not just an antenna. It's a complete up/down converter
> radio. The other end of the RG-6/u goes to what amounts to a DOCSIS
> 1.0 cable modem. Inside the "antenna" is quite a bit of electronics
> including a 2.4Ghz notch filter designed to remove any possible
> interference to the 2.5Ghz MMDS signal. With this filter in place,
> it's useless for 2.4GHz.
>
> I can't tell from your description which style of antenna you have.
> My guess is that it's a California Amplifier model:
> http://www.calamp.com/pro_mmds_2240-100.html
> which was used extensively in the SF Bay area.
>
> One of these could probably be hacked into something useful, but not
> without a pile of test equipment and some microwave experience.



Its not the same model but very simular. My model is the part no 520024-2
.... but probally not a whole lot of difference. Right?