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SUMMARY SECTION:
Compatible
with
wireless items that have MC antenna jacks/connectors.
Clips on
laptop-screen edge Fits all types of screen edges:
curved and flat/squared
CARRY ANYWHERE: Fits in laptop bag. USE IT ANYWHERE: So low profile that you can use it
wherever you use your wireless card:
Car, classroom, library, coffeeshop - anywhere.
IMPROVE SIGNAL by having a vertical antenna: "Vertical
polarity" of your antenna (vs. the horizontal polarity of
antennas inside most WiFi cards) adds MUCH more signal gain !
Comes with
20-inch (500mm) cable ("pigtail") with RP-SMA connector.
Use with one of the adapters below
to fit your
PCMCIA wireless card, for
protection of fragile jacks of PCMCIA cards
Short antenna cables are better, as
signal is lost in antenna cables:
This antenna has the
same net gain as a 7dBi antenna with a 1.5 meter cable.
Compliant with 802.11b & 802.11g (worldwide WiFi standards
that include N. America & Europe) .
PURPOSE OF COMBINATION OF ANTENNA with ADAPTER:
The purpose of the combination of this antenna & adapter is to
protect the MC jack on an ORiNOCO wireless card, against wear
and damage. Orinoco, Buffalo (and related) wireless cards have an "MC" antenna jack which fits an MC connector,
such as the MC connector on this adapter. MC jacks and connectors are vulnerable to
damage, because of their small size, and so they need protection.
Every time the MC connector is removed from the jack, or plugged into
the jack, a small
amount of damage is caused to the jack and to the connector.
Any amount of pulling or tugging at a cable with an MC connector
will cause damage to the jack and to the connector.
An MC connector
will
actually break after a lot of plugging in, pulling out, and the strain
from the cable
being tugged in day to day use.
The MC to RP-SMA adapter may be permanently attached to the
wireless card, by use of
Velcro strips & "coins" (available in my e-store),
silicon bonding cement, or a
cable tie. You can then attach the
antenna with an RP-SMA (female) connector - and you can
remove and attach this connector as often as you wish without
causing any damage. Pulling & tugging on the cable,
as occurs with ordinary usage, will no longer threaten or ruin
your Orinoco card's jack.
The RP-SMA connector is about 5x larger than
an MC connector (1 CM vs. 2mm, respectively). Further, the RP-SMA
connector is threaded so that it has much, much higher resiliency against wear.
Other benefits:
* Much less loss of gain with the RP-SMA because of the
threaded
connection and the lack of wear.
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Extension cable can be added or
removed from the assembly, as needed (I offer a 10 ft. extension
cable in my e-store). |
