help with biquad antenna

N00d13s · 09-09-2008, 08:27 PM

wasn't sure where to post this so please move this to the correct section if needed.

ok, so i plan on building a biquad dish antenna so i can connect my laptop to my home when over at my mom's house. i was going to follow this guide, the only problem was i don't have a pcmcia slot on my laptop. because i don't have a pcmcia slot i am going to use an alfa AWUS036H.

the part that i need help with is connecting everything together. here is what i'm assuming it's supposed to be like:

wireless adapter > RP-SMA male to N male pigtail >WBC 400 coax cable > N connector.

the part i'm really unsure of is whether or not there is supposed to be a pigtail between the coax and the N connector.

any and all help is appreciated.

**mike2020learnin** · 09-10-2008, 12:03 AM

Hello & welcome To TSF

what it appears to me you will need to find a unit that will accept the wire from your biquad dish

as in the cable that will plug into the wireless router to replace the antenna

you may need to go to a place to find a wireless unit that will accept that type of cable or find an adapter to replace the connector that will connect to the router then cut the cable from your biquad dish & attach the new connector so that it will connect to the wireless unit

as you can see in this picture that this type of signal booster has 3 types of connectore that come with it to adapt to the 3 differnt types of routers that avalible these days

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...2755&CatId=374

Mike

N00d13s · 09-10-2008, 01:08 PM

i was going to have it at my mother and connect it to my laptop. i am going to use an alfa AWUS036H(link in original post), and i have the pigtail to connect it to the coax. the only part i'm not to sure about is whether or not i need a pigtail to connect the coax to the N connector.

09-09-2008, 08:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
N00d13s Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 20 OS: Windows XP SP2	help with biquad antenna wasn't sure where to post this so please move this to the correct section if needed. ok, so i plan on building a biquad dish antenna so i can connect my laptop to my home when over at my mom's house. i was going to follow this guide, the only problem was i don't have a pcmcia slot on my laptop. because i don't have a pcmcia slot i am going to use an alfa AWUS036H. the part that i need help with is connecting everything together. here is what i'm assuming it's supposed to be like: wireless adapter > RP-SMA male to N male pigtail >WBC 400 coax cable > N connector. the part i'm really unsure of is whether or not there is supposed to be a pigtail between the coax and the N connector. any and all help is appreciated.

09-10-2008, 12:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
mike2020learnin Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Michigan , I donated so can you Posts: 3,331 OS: Windows XP Home & Pro. Sp3 / both compleatly updated My System	Re: help with biquad antenna Hello & welcome To TSF what it appears to me you will need to find a unit that will accept the wire from your biquad dish as in the cable that will plug into the wireless router to replace the antenna you may need to go to a place to find a wireless unit that will accept that type of cable or find an adapter to replace the connector that will connect to the router then cut the cable from your biquad dish & attach the new connector so that it will connect to the wireless unit as you can see in this picture that this type of signal booster has 3 types of connectore that come with it to adapt to the 3 differnt types of routers that avalible these days http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...2755&CatId=374 Mike __________________ Mike, I will stick with you till the issue is resolve !! Please help the TSF site by donating How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000

09-10-2008, 01:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
N00d13s Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 20 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: help with biquad antenna i was going to have it at my mother and connect it to my laptop. i am going to use an alfa AWUS036H(link in original post), and i have the pigtail to connect it to the coax. the only part i'm not to sure about is whether or not i need a pigtail to connect the coax to the N connector.