La Naked Fontenna
My foreign correspondant sent me pictures of the inside of La Fontenna today. The plastic case is sealed somehow without glue, so it is probably done ultrasonicaly. This one was opened with a small electric craft saw.
The antenna inside is simply a cheap printed circuit board suspended over a thin metal reflector. I doubt the La Fontenna is priced fairly at $20.00 + shipping (but perhaps not so bad at $2 + $5 shipping).
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July 7th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
good job, buster!
have ordered mine a few days ago. we’ll see how it performs
July 9th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
So, does the naked fontenna, sans an reflective surface, work better than the original antenna?
July 10th, 2007 at 2:32 am
With such a simple antenna the trick seems to be on the CABLE!!! Man I loooove its 3 mts of low loose cable!!! Good low loose cables are really expensive here in Europe, I am thinking on getting some Fontannas just to resell the cable!
Jungo
July 10th, 2007 at 6:19 am
then you’ll have 50% going backward, 50% going forward (bi directional antenna)
it would become inferior…
* hence only 2 directions…
* cable loss (in comparison with existing antenna)
July 20th, 2007 at 7:18 am
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November 18th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
Has anyone actually used it yet?
Can it be used with other routers?
I have a Netgear router with the Sky firmware on it.
Seems to work fine with my laptop but I have a desktop upstairs which is getting a very low signal and often no signal at all.I would wire it up as I think its the best option but my landlord isn’t too keen on the idea of wires around the place.
I would want one of these but only if I can put it on my netgear router.
If it helps I can unscrew the antennae that does come with my netgear router!
Sagar
November 18th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Well, what kind of connector does your Netgear router require?