On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 10:36 PM jim bell <jdb10987@yahoo.com> wrote:
*From:* coderman <coderman@gmail.com> *Sbject:* Re: [tor-talk] Using SDR On 2/5/16, Sean Lynch <seanl@literati.org> wrote:
The older, lower-tech version of this trick is to use a high-gain antenna like the Cantenna or a Yagi to use a public wifi AP from a stealthy,
Initially, I was confused about this. To me, a "Cantenna" was Heathkit's name (in about 1970 or so) for a dummy-load built from a 1 gallon paint can with a non-inductive resistor inside, immersed in transformer oil, capable of dissipating 1 Kw or so. Showing my age. Now, on Google-search, I see it as an antenna built with a tin can.
Sorry about that. I had initially considered including a reference, but I figured it was an easily Googlable term. Name collisions hadn't occurred to me. My radio knowledge is a mix of modern Ham education and 1950s era Ham education, the latter because those were the books my tiny middle school had in its library :)