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VE3ESN
Aug 24, 2012Explorer
Well, I didn't do this "today", but just took some pics of the CCrane wifi antenna installation on our RT. This setup allows us to access a park's wifi from inside the van instead of having to take the netbook or notebook to the park office. It has exceeded our expectations. We can also park in the middle of a shopping center or motel parking lot and find lots of usable wifi signals.


Even though the antenna is "waterproof", I made up an enclosure using central vacuum tubing (the white tubing and white cap) and various PVC plumbing and electrical fittings that a Home Depot associate helped me with. The antenna and mast are attached with tie wraps (UV protected) to a piece of aluminum angle that's screwed to the air conditioner vent. It's very stable. It does "lean forward" a bit due to the slope of the vent, but performance doesn't suffer. The USB cable extension sits in the "gutter" and enters the RT through the stove fan vent.



Even though the antenna is "waterproof", I made up an enclosure using central vacuum tubing (the white tubing and white cap) and various PVC plumbing and electrical fittings that a Home Depot associate helped me with. The antenna and mast are attached with tie wraps (UV protected) to a piece of aluminum angle that's screwed to the air conditioner vent. It's very stable. It does "lean forward" a bit due to the slope of the vent, but performance doesn't suffer. The USB cable extension sits in the "gutter" and enters the RT through the stove fan vent.
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