Not overstressing thought process at all CJ and was aware of all, repeat
all, your comments. Previously in
first post I was quite open in stating my 50 years experience in electronics
was at opposite end of spectrum. Principally in medical electronics design
where typically heart signals dont hold much info above 1kHz.
End results of this particular issue though is great success. I think I
used all suggestions put forward to some extent!!. Resited Router from
behind Monitor to avoid shadowing from metal chassis. "She who must be
obeyed" didnt think much of a reflector as described as decoration BUT I
noticed the router was in front of a picture about the same
dimensions/distance as suggested for a reflector. Covered the picture back
in foil.
Bargraph is now sitting on all segments!!!. Many thanks again everyone,
education is a great thing..
I lectured in Digital/analogue for many years and found ignorance is
not the same as stupidity but the reciprocal almost always hold true.

John


"Channel Jumper" wrote in message
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I think that someone here is over stressing the thought process of how
their wireless system works.

NO your antenna is not OMNI Directional - that is called a ISOTROPIC,
and a isotropic antenna is a mythical antenna - rumor is a paper clip on
160 meters - 1.8 MHz is a true Isotropic antenna.

A vertical antenna has lobes the same as all other antenna's.

There isn't any way to reflect your signal - all in one direction to
improve service in one direction and block service in others - other
then the modification and use of a sat dish, and even then, that is just
for point to point communications - Line Of Sight.

A NANO station on the roof would allow your signal to be received up to
18 miles away - Line Of Sight..
Anything made by man can be listened to by man...

A wireless Modem is very primative technology - but beyond the reach of
most people walking the street.

The purpose of the name and password is not to keep people out of your
system - spying on you - you ninny.
But to keep unauthorized people from using your system...

You see - the cable company or service provider gets PAID for each of
their customers.
When you open up your link - someone gets to use your WIFI for FREE!

The cable company or service provider is LOOSING MONEY.
They don't want you to give away their service for FREE...

No one without some type of college / technicial school degree, and a
lot of expensive equipment, can hack into your personal computer no
matter if they have access to your internet or not.

All you are doing is wasting your time and ours with this question - it
is silly to worry about something like this, unless you are doing
something illegal and are trying not to get caught.

I built a house for a man 30 years ago, in which we covered the entire
house with a heavy gauge aluminum foil , roof / walls, floors, windows /
doors and grounded all the aluminum to earth ground.

I discovered that the nails used to penetrate the aluminum foil, to hold
the shingles on the roof and the siding on the walls radiated the RF
signals better then if he would have just left it bare - no shielding at
all.

NOW - if he would have used a copper based foil, and used copper nails -
he probably would have accomplished what he was trying to do.

The walls on this house were 12 inches thick and insulated with spray
foam - new technology at that time, and he used a air exchanger because
the house was so tight, it would actually accumulate moisture inside of
the house from your breath. You could heat the house with a 100 watt
light bulb or a candle in each room.

Needless to say - he lived there for 30 years, applied for his social
security at the age of 62 and promptly died before he received his first
check...
All of the money he saved in heating bills, paid for the insulation and
the aluminum foil. The roof did have to be replaced one time in 30
years.

The house now sits idle, because no one knows what to do with it.
I doubt if you could hear his WIFI signal from outside the house, but
why bother?

Get rid of your antenna, run wire to each room and connect directly to
the internet and don't worry about it.

Just keep one thing in mind.
When Joe Paterno was arrested for a crime he did not commit, his email
records were retreived for the past 12 years.
So everything you do, everything you say is all being digitally recorded
and stored someplace. So your very best bet is not to say anything you
do not want others to know about. Not to visit any site - you do not
want to be held accountable for, and not to text anything over your cell
phone.

ps - even the digital cell phones can be listened to - if you have the
right equipment. If the cell phone companies has the technology -
definately the people who makes that technology also has receivers.

The State Police, FBI , CIA and a whole list of agencies doesn't even
have to use a antenna to receive it. They can access the towers via the
internet and listen to your cell phone calls in real time and can even
record them for future reference.

So nothing electronic is secure!

Me personally - if I want to use your wireless internet connection, I
will hack into it, and you won't even know that I am doing it.
Its much easier to have the equipment to take it directly off the coax
of the Comcast then it is to receive it via OTA, and the signal is more
reliable and quieter and faster.

Basically your signal is receiveable for a distance of about 150'
How long can a car traveling past your house use your WIFI connection if
it is traveling 35 MPH?
How far away are your neighbors?

Get all of them to give you $5.00 a month and give them the password.
10 or 12 people - and it would pay your internet bill for the month..
Quit being so stingy...




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Channel Jumper