Airport antenna mod

[Gnarlodious]

Problem:
Cube's Airport card is impotent.

Solution:

http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/hg2412y.php

along with the gold-plated 19 inch "pigtail" and 6 ft of ready-made cable
for a total of 104$.

You can see how I ran the cable out of the Cube here:
http://www.Gnarlodious.com/Entities/Computer/Cube/MCExtender.jpg

Since I removed the retractable latches this was easy but the unmodded Cube
may need a small hole drilled.

Overall result is vastly improved communication with my base through a New
Mexico adobe wall. As far as I'm concerned, every Airport equipped Cube
needs this accessory.

It works great! My little Airport card is blasting on this 12db gain
directional.

-- Gnarlie •
http://www.Gnarlodious.com/Entities/Computer/Cube/Cube.html


Entity Gnarlodious spoke thus:

> Entity David Lambourn spoke thus:
> 
>> which has a faulty termination to
>> the antenna.  It has the hexagonal sleeve, but not the final connector.
>> 
>> Suggestions, please, as to my options at this point!
> For starters, the built-in antenna in the Cube is very ineffective because
> of a tiny plastic plug in the steel case. All signal must pass through the
> hole making for a weak signal.
> 
> The connector is for an "MCCard" which is what the Airport Card is. If you
> go here:
> http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/frame_pigtail_nav.htm and select "MC Card"
> and "Apple" you will get a list of "Pigtails", adapters to plug in an
> external antenna to your Cube. The same site has a number of external
> antennas here:
> http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/antennas_2400.php
> 
> That's what I'd suggest.
> 
> -- Gnarlie •