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DIY Antenna - the Cantenna

Thursday, May 15th, 2008 – running time 04:38
Dr. Kiki Sanford shows you how to make a sweet Cantenna (Antenna + Can) - (popSiren)

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Highlights
the band ( 3:18, 3:18 ) magnetic field ( 1:04, 1:04 ) transmit ( 0:52, 1:16, 0:52, 1:16 ) transmitter ( 1:20, 1:20 ) the band ( 3:18, 3:18 ) magnetic field ( 1:04, 1:04 ) transmit ( 0:52, 1:16, 0:52, 1:16 ) transmitter ( 1:20, 1:20 )

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" Years back it can't panic got its start when it tinkering kind of -- figured out how to turn a common criminals -- into an external antenna. And doing thousand boosted his wife I signal that cantenna became a huge hit among techies around the world. Simple solution to the never ending problem can activity. Many communication tools these days are going wireless from the advent of radio the television and now computers that are felt -- mean to be wireless and how does that malware. Today on breaking down the basics the wireless communications -- and do so hopefully will also help you understand how the Intel works. Those cell phone or wireless palm pilot Internet TV and radio each use the specific portion of the electromagnetic spectrum the part of the speculative buy huge it is dependent on the frequency -- electromagnetic waves to transmit or receipt. Frequent theme -- measured and hurt. For the number of times the -- operate up and down up and down in the second electromagnetic waves are the result of changing electric and magnetic field. These fields once created keep recreating one another and that's propagate through faith at the speed of light in the form of the land way of in communications you haven't transmitting antenna that transmit the wave. And receiving antenna that -- the transmitter accelerate the charged up and -- link couldn't -- of EM wave that awful late up and down at the particular frequency of oscillation of the time it takes the electrical -- to move up and down the entire Atlantic hitting economic front along the way. Equals one weak link. That's why the -- usually -- one half of the wave length long. When he and wave reaches the receiving antenna it push it on the charge an antenna. Operating at and -- Q. However it -- a lot of competing EM -- about their coming in from everywhere and to pick one fassel Wayne out of the who always. It helps that the receiver it's true you -- resonate around the transmitted frequently. Now how does -- resonating every feeding antenna -- well first of should be the right link which is usually either one half like at that no 14 of a wave -- long. The second straight at the V antenna actually gets till into the specific frequency. You beautiful tune your radio it's that specific channel I picking at the -- channel. There at ninety point three -- and you're running an electrical charge primary fever into the antenna. That awfully ninety point three megahertz when he EM wave from the radio station transmitting at nine point three megahertz reaches your antenna. The energy -- transfer more effectively to -- receiving antenna. Because they're both in feeds without one another going to happen down at the same time so why you cellphones. Are both notorious for bad reception at work and very similar manner to radio. And thanks to -- it can be very very easy to make that reception better step -- you want to build your cantenna there are few things you need it now in order to optimize its performance. Remember it can't panic is going to work like all -- tennis. Through resonance with the EM wave that teams you. Why I operate in the frequency band between two point four and two point five gigahertz the -- in this case it's four point air. What we eight inches if you take the value in the middle of the band and this determine the diameter and the link that they can -- The diameter of the can determine the Kansas residents. And a link of the can't isn't -- any amplification of the signal. My -- is three point 75 inches in diameter which is just on the lower and -- usability. What if -- can beat EM wave is going to come and and -- and -- without their sound and it and we didn't correct frequency range it amplify it hasn't standing way. This can't amateurs going to create a seemingly ape with a wave link as seven point four inches. It's handled to be at least three quarters and that link of the standing wave that will be produced. In -- is seven inches so we're good to go. The length of the actual wire antenna that you can see here on the inside of the king and it's one quarter of the EM wave length or one point YouTube inches -- position where -- standing wave form we'll strike at its maximum one quarter to standing wave linked from the bottom of the can which is one point 85 inches in this particular case. At the time but for me. Get the flag techies drinks -- copy and eat that many cookies and -- And they can't forget Wi-Fi."

" Years back it can't panic got its start when it tinkering kind of -- figured out how to turn a common criminals -- into an external antenna. And doing thousand boosted his wife I signal that cantenna became a huge hit among techies around the world. Simple solution to the never ending problem can activity. Many communication tools these days are going wireless from the advent of radio the television and now computers that are felt -- mean to be wireless and how does that malware. Today on breaking down the basics the wireless communications -- and do so hopefully will also help you understand how the Intel works. Those cell phone or wireless palm pilot Internet TV and radio each use the specific portion of the electromagnetic spectrum the part of the speculative buy huge it is dependent on the frequency -- electromagnetic waves to transmit or receipt. Frequent theme -- measured and hurt. For the number of times the -- operate up and down up and down in the second electromagnetic waves are the result of changing electric and magnetic field. These fields once created keep recreating one another and that's propagate through faith at the speed of light in the form of the land way of in communications you haven't transmitting antenna that transmit the wave. And receiving antenna that -- the transmitter accelerate the charged up and -- link couldn't -- of EM wave that awful late up and down at the particular frequency of oscillation of the time it takes the electrical -- to move up and down the entire Atlantic hitting economic front along the way. Equals one weak link. That's why the -- usually -- one half of the wave length long. When he and wave reaches the receiving antenna it push it on the charge an antenna. Operating at and -- Q. However it -- a lot of competing EM -- about their coming in from everywhere and to pick one fassel Wayne out of the who always. It helps that the receiver it's true you -- resonate around the transmitted frequently. Now how does -- resonating every feeding antenna -- well first of should be the right link which is usually either one half like at that no 14 of a wave -- long. The second straight at the V antenna actually gets till into the specific frequency. You beautiful tune your radio it's that specific channel I picking at the -- channel. There at ninety point three -- and you're running an electrical charge primary fever into the antenna. That awfully ninety point three megahertz when he EM wave from the radio station transmitting at nine point three megahertz reaches your antenna. The energy -- transfer more effectively to -- receiving antenna. Because they're both in feeds without one another going to happen down at the same time so why you cellphones. Are both notorious for bad reception at work and very similar manner to radio. And thanks to -- it can be very very easy to make that reception better step -- you want to build your cantenna there are few things you need it now in order to optimize its performance. Remember it can't panic is going to work like all -- tennis. Through resonance with the EM wave that teams you. Why I operate in the frequency band between two point four and two point five gigahertz the -- in this case it's four point air. What we eight inches if you take the value in the middle of the band and this determine the diameter and the link that they can -- The diameter of the can determine the Kansas residents. And a link of the can't isn't -- any amplification of the signal. My -- is three point 75 inches in diameter which is just on the lower and -- usability. What if -- can beat EM wave is going to come and and -- and -- without their sound and it and we didn't correct frequency range it amplify it hasn't standing way. This can't amateurs going to create a seemingly ape with a wave link as seven point four inches. It's handled to be at least three quarters and that link of the standing wave that will be produced. In -- is seven inches so we're good to go. The length of the actual wire antenna that you can see here on the inside of the king and it's one quarter of the EM wave length or one point YouTube inches -- position where -- standing wave form we'll strike at its maximum one quarter to standing wave linked from the bottom of the can which is one point 85 inches in this particular case. At the time but for me. Get the flag techies drinks -- copy and eat that many cookies and -- And they can't forget Wi-Fi."