Extending an antenna?

Can anyone help me out? A friend across the road wants to hook up to my
wireless network he has his computer in a room facing my house but it
is on the back wall in his fitted wardrobe, if we pull the PC out we
get a low signial and we can connect to the web.
What I am after doing is getting a cable extender so we can put the
antenna on the window ledge, as when I put my laptop by the window I
get a full signial. Can anyone tell me the best way to go about this?
As the reading I have done on the net about this tells me as you extend
the cable you lose signal, I need to extend the cable by about 3
metres. And no he cannot move his PC.

Thanks

On 2 Oct 2005 14:57:41 -0700, "Biker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Can anyone help me out? A friend across the road wants to hook up to my
>wireless network he has his computer in a room facing my house but it
>is on the back wall in his fitted wardrobe, if we pull the PC out we
>get a low signial and we can connect to the web.
>What I am after doing is getting a cable extender so we can put the
>antenna on the window ledge, as when I put my laptop by the window I
>get a full signial. Can anyone tell me the best way to go about this?
>As the reading I have done on the net about this tells me as you extend
>the cable you lose signal, I need to extend the cable by about 3
>metres. And no he cannot move his PC.

I'll assume that he has a PCI wireless card in his computah with an
R-SMA connector and that across the road is about 5 cubits in
distance.

Maybe one of these will work. I think the cable is 3 meters long.
http://www.hawkingtech.com/products/...ID=32&FamID=58
For bigger antennas and pigtails, see:
http://www.fab-corp.com (see panel antennas).

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I might have a very slightly used antenna system that might work. If
interested, send me e-mail

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"Biker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Can anyone help me out? A friend across the road wants to hook up to my
> wireless network he has his computer in a room facing my house but it
> is on the back wall in his fitted wardrobe, if we pull the PC out we
> get a low signial and we can connect to the web.
> What I am after doing is getting a cable extender so we can put the
> antenna on the window ledge, as when I put my laptop by the window I
> get a full signial. Can anyone tell me the best way to go about this?
> As the reading I have done on the net about this tells me as you extend
> the cable you lose signal, I need to extend the cable by about 3
> metres. And no he cannot move his PC.
>
> Thanks
>

Thanks for you help I have bought 4 metres of RG223 cable and a couple
of connecters I am going to make up a cable,
I will let you know how I get on.