best antenna bang for your buck

What is it? Would it be a coffee can, Pringles can, retail parabolic, or
yagi etc? The application would be for tuning into wireless access points
so it would be a directional application.

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> What is it? Would it be a coffee can, Pringles can, retail parabolic, or
> yagi etc? The application would be for tuning into wireless access points
> so it would be a directional application.

For tunning purposes, a Yagi would be best.
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>

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> What is it? Would it be a coffee can, Pringles can, retail parabolic, or
> yagi etc? The application would be for tuning into wireless access points
> so it would be a directional application.

Oh.. Yeah.. There you go. Probably the HARDEST antenna to tune is a
Yagi-Uda, besides being NEARLY WORTHLESS at 2.4 GHz.

Here...

http://www.freeantennas.com

Look at the templates. NO TUNING

-m-

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> "The Bathtub Admiral" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > What is it? Would it be a coffee can, Pringles can, retail parabolic,
or
> > yagi etc? The application would be for tuning into wireless access
points
> > so it would be a directional application.
>
> Oh.. Yeah.. There you go. Probably the HARDEST antenna to tune is a
> Yagi-Uda, besides being NEARLY WORTHLESS at 2.4 GHz.
>
> Here...
Not Really.
http://www.guerrilla.net/reference/a...cal/index.html
http://www.netscum.com/%7Eclapp/wireless.html

> For tunning purposes, a Yagi would be best.

Not the best thing to make though for high gain

David.