[MLB-WIRELESS] pigtails

vak vak at alphalink.com.au
Thu Nov 1 10:54:41 EST 2001


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Really ? I've bought a heap of stuff from CNE and i've consitently found them
cheaper than RS and Farnell.

I guess it depends on what you were doing.

To their credit, they have helped me out with an emergency cable assembly once
before though - saved my arse.

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>
>RS Parts in Port Melbourne is cheaper than CNE for bits an' bobs..
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: vak 
>  To: melbwireless at melbwireless.dyndns.org 
>  Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 10:18 PM
>  Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] pigtails
>
>
>  Suppliers of connectors, cable and assemblies. 
>  CNE on 9486 9488 (On hoddle st) 
>
>  or Rojone. 
>
>  ------------- 
>
>  Shane Chubb wrote: 
>
>    Hi all 
>    This is my first post here so these questions are probably old ones. >

>    A friend and I are currently building machines to connect wireless >to.
 We 
>    have come across a few problems - as I guess all new comers would.  >The

>    wireless cards we are using are Proxim RangeLAN2's which only have a >small

>    antenna on them.  There is however a MMCX connector underneath which >can

>    have a pigtail connected to it.  My question is - does anyone know >somewhere

>    in Australia that sells these pigtails?  I have been able to find >then
in 
>    the US but feel that postage on such an item would cost more than >the
item 
>    itself. 
>    I am also hoping for a few suggestions to antenna selection.  We >have
an old 
>    Austar Sat dish and were going to play with that but from what I >read
a 
>    parabolic grid may be a better solution.  What's the consensus >there?

>
>    One last thing.  I have also found some amplifiers and have a >circuit
to 
>    build your own, but knowing what level of output is required is >something
i 
>    am unsure of.  The RL2's output 100mW standard, what sort of range >"should"

>    that provide with a nice 25db parabolic?  Is there a formula to work >out

>    power output to range knowing a particular antenna's gain?  the amp >circuit

>    I have here allows 2.2Watts output, however is that level of output >legal
as 
>    I have seen no products that go above 500mW standard. 
>
>    A lot of questions I know, please don't feel that you have to answer >them

>    all, I am simply looking for peoples opinions and experiences in >this
area. 
>
>    Cheers 
>
>    Shane Chubb 
>    Systems Administrator 
>    MCP+i MCSE 
>    Tronics Pty Ltd 
>    Ph.(03) 94642400 
>    Fax. (03) 94642538 
>    s.chubb at tronics.com.au 
>
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