corner reflector

[George Lathrop]

all good Ideas. My experience with a similar situation was that an omni 
on the 2nd floor [ think attic] gave a good signal at the opposite end 
of a large house in the basement. 20 ft. down and 30 or more on the 
diagonal at the other end of the house. I did experiment with reflectors 
[parabolic] and got a stronger signal. just move the ant. around and see 
where it works best.
george

JBilderback wrote:
>> You may find an Omni to be cheap, and reusable should you decide to
>> convert your setup later. A great 8.5dBi Omni can be had for $46USD on
>> netgate.com, and may very easily cover your house from one end alone.
>> If it doesn't fully reach the other end, I recommend making a
>> reflection sheild:
>>
>> Bend a piece of tin at a 20-80 degree angle (experiment). This tin
>> should be 18-32" wide, and as long(tall) as your antennea. Place it
>> with the inner angle facing the inside of your house between your
>> antennea and the outer wall. You will need to experiment with the
>> distance between the reflection sheild and the antenna (keep it fairly
>> close), and the angle. Using tin will make it easy to change
>>
>>     
>
> Check with the ham radio crowd on corner reflector antenna. You 
> should be able to find design information (angle of the reflector 
> vs gain, location of the antenna relative to the reflector, etc.) 
> online, but if not the ARRL antenna handbooks will have something.
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