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I built a cantenna.
« on: February 02, 2007, 08:05:11 am »


Standard waveguide type. N-male jack and N-female to MC pigtail by Fabcorp. (www.fab-corp.com)

I failed miserably at making a home-brew stencil and spraypainting a skull onto it (Not to mention messing up the second layer and setting the eyes too high, so that instead of just being a mashup of the Offspring and Punisher skulls, it looks like the retarded cousin of the Misfits skull). Also, it snowed while I was spraypainting the cans black, thus the dots on the can.


It gets around 12db gain, though. Not bad.
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Re: I built a cantenna.
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2007, 05:10:14 pm »
Is that so you can get a wireless connection while sneaking a soak in the neighbor's hot tub?
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Re: I built a cantenna.
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2007, 04:17:52 am »
Yes.
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Re: I built a cantenna.
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2007, 06:37:02 am »
I fully endorse duct-tape piracy.
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Re: I built a cantenna.
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2007, 03:46:24 pm »
Quote from: Bjorn the Destroyer on February 05, 2007, 06:37:02 am
I fully endorse duct-tape piracy.

Don't you endorse all piracy?  Isn't that your... your job?  Or are their kinds of piracy you don't endorse?
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Re: I built a cantenna.
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2007, 06:28:25 pm »
I'm pretty disappointed by velcro piracy. Really, in terms of binding materials, the only piratical adhesives are duct tape, rope, and krazy glue. And epoxy.
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Re: I built a cantenna.
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2007, 06:09:12 pm »
I doubt anyone cares about my mantenna.
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Re: I built a cantenna.
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2007, 10:57:19 pm »
If you had drawn Han shooting Greedo on it instead, you would have a "Mos Eisley cantenna" and...

THAT would be an industrial-strength pun.
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Re: I built a cantenna.
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2007, 02:49:07 am »
Quote from: JorgeFabregas on February 06, 2007, 06:09:12 pm
I doubt anyone cares about my mantenna.

Hahaha, I'm going to try to use that word at least 5 times a week from here on out.
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Re: I built a cantenna.
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2007, 09:06:10 am »
Quote from: littlefallsmets on February 06, 2007, 10:57:19 pm
If you had drawn Han shooting Greedo on it instead, you would have a "Mos Eisley cantenna" and...

THAT would be an industrial-strength pun.
I CANNOT NOT DO THAT NOW.
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Re: I built a cantenna.
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2007, 04:51:46 pm »
Quote from: littlefallsmets on February 06, 2007, 10:57:19 pm
If you had drawn Han shooting Greedo on it instead, you would have a "Mos Eisley cantenna" and...

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I heard that on some sort of re-release of Star Wars they edited it so Greedo shoots at Han first.  True?  If so, its stupid - and out of character for Han.
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Re: I built a cantenna.
« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2007, 06:30:43 pm »
True. Seen both and bought the t-shirt.
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Re: I built a cantenna.
« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2007, 02:20:17 am »
Quote from: jaydub on February 07, 2007, 04:51:46 pm
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I heard that on some sort of re-release of Star Wars they edited it so Greedo shoots at Han first.  True?  If so, its stupid - and out of character for Han.

It's out of character for Greedo, too. I mean, seriously. Even with dome shaped eyes how do you miss that shot?
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Re: I built a cantenna.
« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2007, 03:55:52 am »
see, I mean, I feel like it seems like they both shoot at the same time-- Greedo is pulling out his gun, and Han shoots him.

Maybe I'm wrong.
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Re: I built a cantenna.
« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2007, 01:32:36 pm »
Quote from: theinevitable on February 10, 2007, 03:55:52 am
see, I mean, I feel like it seems like they both shoot at the same time-- Greedo is pulling out his gun, and Han shoots him.

Maybe I'm wrong.

Yea, but in the original when he doesn't shoot, his gun is aimed at Han. So when they made his gun fire in the special abortion, his laser shot just randomly (well, not so) goes astray. I thought gun barrels had a purpose!
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