[MLB-WIRELESS] Can dimensions

[Robert Tchia]

Simon,

I posted this few weeks ago.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Tchia [mailto:robert.tchia at palantir.com.au]
> Sent: Monday, 24 June 2002 9:26 PM
> To: 'melbwireless'
> Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] who makes cantennas?
> 
> Rick,
> Go to safeway or coles, buy a tin of golden circle pine apple or what
ever
> fruit juice you fancy (85mm diameter x 175mm deep). The content must
be
> consume not thrown out or the canteena won't work efficiently ;-).
Clean
> the tin and dry it.
> 
> I found it hard to use the typical tin opener (one that open from top)
on
> this tin and opener that open from side tend to make the edges very
sharp
> (Filing the tin can make the edge uneven). To open this tin I turned
the
> end I wanted to open onto the concrete slab or a brick and grind the
tin
> back and forth until you can see the end separate from the tin, then
just
> pull the end off. It took me no more then a minute to open my tin.
> 
> Buy a female N connector from JulesF. Cut a strand of copper wire
(~1mm
> thick x 35mm long) and solder it to the brass stub on the N connector.
> Trim the wire to 30.7mm including the brass stub.
> 
> Measure 58.06mm from the bottom of the tin and mark it. Rest the
inside of
> the tin on a piece of wood and hammer a nail to make a little dint to
use
> as a drill bit guide. Drill the hole out start from small drill bit to
> large. Check the hole size with the N connector as the drill bit size
> increase.
> 
> Mount the N connector to the tin using 4 screws
> 
> Eureka!!!  You have a canteena.
> 
> 
> Cheers
> Rob


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au
[mailto:owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of Simon Hall
Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2002 4:11 PM
To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Can dimensions

Does anyone have a definitive list of cans/products that will make a
good cantenna.  A DB of this would be cool

Simon Hall


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