I live in a quiet rural area of North Carolina. I leave my wireless
connection open in case my neighbors or folks passing through can use
it if they have a need. It is also open at my church and my fire
station. No vandalism so far. Several parents who used to drop their
kids off for programs now find a quiet classroom and hang around. A
couple have owned up to stopping by in the daytime for a quiet place
to get some work done. It is a plus that cell phones don't work there.
As far as the Fire Station goes, we are 100% volunteers and anything I
can do to encourage the firefighters to hang around is simply good
business.
Of course, your world my be a lot different than mine...

On Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:11:00 +1000, "John"
wrote:

I ( and probably many others) have a wireless router in the house which in
my case runs at 2.4Ghz via a single antenna about 10 cm high. Certainly
omnidirectional which is my issue. As its against a wall near the road 1/2
the signal
keeps neighbours and passing traffic with a WiFi point. Or at least is just
wasting 1/2 the radiated power.
My questions are : Is putting a reflector adjacent to the antenna on the
road side sufficient to screen off the signal? A follow on from that is
would that reflected signal boost signal levels in the house?.
If the info provided is not detailed enough, sorry about that. Question is
born of ignorance which is rectifiable!
Many thanks
John


John Ferrell W8CCW