<dold@05.usenet.us.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Beat <brinospam@gmx.net> wrote:
>> without any external connector for a antenna. is it possible to improve
>> reception a little so it might be possible to use wireless in my
>> apartment?
>> i heard that it can be done eg with a cd spindel. but how do i place it
>
> A CD as a reflector? That would be interesting to see, if you have a
> page reference for it. I have seen mention of people using CDs as some
> portion of an external antenna, but not as a reflector for a Wifi card.
> Some people have a couple of notebook sized sheets of aluminum or steel
> that they position roughly as a reflector.
>
> You can get several different USB-client radios. The USB cable can be
> quite long, so you can position the units where you get good reception.
> The expensive ones come with larger antennas as part of the unit, the
> cheap
> ones can have reflective antennas mounted cheaply.
> Hawking HWU8DD is one usb/antenna unit.
>
> http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/ #42 is the Hawking unit.
> http://www.rahul.net/dold/clarence/u...42-800x600.jpg
> http://members.cox.net/tulsaalstons/images/IMG_1571.JPG
>
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> Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5
>


hmmm. thanks. the reason i have the pc card is that the laptop has only one
USB connector (it's actually the laptop of a friend).
but it looks as though usb stick would have been the better choice.

would it work to build a antenna like this (also cd as reflector...)
http://www.tresselt.de/wlan.htm
and then simply stick/glue/whatever the cable to the antenna of the pc card.
or would this provide 0 gain?