So my shiny macbook pro that I was promised with the new job turned into a battered R50e Thinkpad. Ho Hum. Still at least it has built in wireless.... hmmm. maybe not. Enter a Cheap n Cheerful Edimax EW-7108PCg PCMCIA card. Works fine under linux including kismet using ra0 - it's the rt2500 chipset driver.
However I'd like to make use of a decent external antenna for better range, so opened it up and discovered the antenna consisted of 2* 18mm tracks with no obvious points to solder in a pigtail.
Particulate measurements near bushfires
Back in the 2019 Tasmanian bushfires we were lucky enough to be the other side of the Huon River from the fireground, however we had a LOT...
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Those of you who follow my twitter stream will have noticed that I managed to 'lose' my home machine today. It was online and activ...
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There seem to be several branded versions of this cheap 2 unit wide energy meter available online from the regular stores. I have a 'tom... -
Many years ago we lived in the Old Manse in Waternish, Skye. If you look on the maps, you'll spot that unlike nearly all the other house...
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