http://www.ccrane.com/antennas/wifi-...S101100EO00000

Seems like a rippoff to me.

Sieb.

On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 17:15:40 -0500, Eskay wrote:
http://www.ccrane.com/antennas/wifi-...S101100EO00000
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On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 17:15:40 -0500, Eskay
wrote:

http://www.ccrane.com/antennas/wifi-...S101100EO00000

Seems like a rippoff to me.

Sieb.

No, sure not, from the description.
Because it takes two USB ports, it obviously contains one
USB WLAN stick and additionally one WLAN booster.
When using one uSB only it will work as standard stick.

I don't know of course, but that is what it looks like.

w.

On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 17:15:40 -0500, Eskay
wrote:

http://www.ccrane.com/antennas/wifi-...S101100EO00000

Seems like a rippoff to me.

More accurate would be "Weatherproofed External Wifi USB adaptor". Not
just an antenna.

"David" wrote in message
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On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 17:15:40 -0500, Eskay
wrote:

http://www.ccrane.com/antennas/wifi-...S101100EO00000

Seems like a rippoff to me.

More accurate would be "Weatherproofed External Wifi USB adaptor". Not
just an antenna.

"Helmut Wabnig" [email protected] --- -.dotat wrote in message
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On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 17:15:40 -0500, Eskay
wrote:

http://www.ccrane.com/antennas/wifi-...S101100EO00000

Seems like a rippoff to me.

Sieb.

No, sure not, from the description.
Because it takes two USB ports, it obviously contains one
USB WLAN stick and additionally one WLAN booster.
When using one uSB only it will work as standard stick.

I don't know of course, but that is what it looks like.

w.


Might be, but I mentally ID'ed one cable as the conventional WLAN stick and
the other to be a control lead. See, I know of no software to pick whether
an internal amp should be used or not used. If the amp were out of the
circuit EXCEPT when the other USB cable were plugged in, that could serve to
let the user go into distance mode. It would take tiny relays or some PIN
diodes to impliment such active switching but it's do-able. (Consider that
some FM radios have a LOCAL/DX switch for user control.)

Just a guess.

One of my beefs with most preamplifiers is that, once installed, they _must_
be used; take off the DC and they turn into attenuators.

I'll see what facts I can dig up to support my wifi usb conjecture -- or to
demonstrate that I'm a moron.

"Sal"

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"David" wrote in message
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On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 17:15:40 -0500, Eskay


Sorry for accidental blank reply, above.

"Sal"

Might be, but I mentally ID'ed one cable as the conventional WLAN stick and
the other to be a control lead. See, I know of no software to pick whether
an internal amp should be used or not used. If the amp were out of the
circuit EXCEPT when the other USB cable were plugged in, that could serve to
let the user go into distance mode. It would take tiny relays or some PIN
diodes to impliment such active switching but it's do-able. (Consider that
some FM radios have a LOCAL/DX switch for user control.)

Just a guess.

One of my beefs with most preamplifiers is that, once installed, they _must_
be used; take off the DC and they turn into attenuators.

I'll see what facts I can dig up to support my wifi usb conjecture -- or to
demonstrate that I'm a moron.

"Sal"

Most likely that the whole unit takes more current than 1 usb port can
provide, so like some external DVD drives is needs 2 USB ports.

Jeff

"Jeff" wrote in message
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Might be, but I mentally ID'ed one cable as the conventional WLAN stick
and
the other to be a control lead.

snip

"Sal"

Most likely that the whole unit takes more current than 1 usb port can
provide, so like some external DVD drives is needs 2 USB ports.

Jeff


Yeah, I had that, then dropped it out. Good catch.

BTW, I looked and found no tech data revealing the internals.

"Sal"
(KD6VKW)

Jeff wrote in :

Most likely that the whole unit takes more current than 1 usb port can
provide, so like some external DVD drives is needs 2 USB ports.

That. and it probably has a way to determine if one or both USB
connectors are connected. Then, depending on the USB connection,
it sets its signal level.