/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>410886
That is a little high. I was quoted at $1800 for a 20 ft, $2500 for a 40 ft in Southwest Michigan. Used Hyundai containers.

Insulation is the hardest part, since you don't want to compromise the internal space. For added r-value, they have white paint with ceramic in it. I want to say it adds +5 r value or something like that?

Avoid kerosene lamps, they're sooty. You're better off a plumped propane system.

Long range wifi isn't tough. Find an old c-band dish and you've got half the battle done.

Meet the C-band sat-dish reflector. This is the most ideal reflector...when combined with a high-gain feedhorn, the result is wifi distance records.

>>166389
Nah, wider beam angle = less gain.

An old C-band dish with a biquad or other directional antenna reflected into it would give the best range. It's the setup that record setters use.

+50 miles is not unreasonable. Remember, VHF+ is line of sight. The higher, the better.

I want to put a biquad reflecting into a C-band dish.

However, I have no property, and I don't want to put a C-band dish on my weak ass antenna tower.

For wifi?

My suggestion is to look into long-range rural wifi providers. Find the nearest one, find out the height of their distribution tower.

Do some calculations.

Utilizing a VERY high gain antenna, placed at altitude (40 ft or higher off the ground), you may be able to get inexpensive internet.

This is a C-band satellite dish. They are available for free on craigslist. You can see the mesh dish, which acts as a reflector for the feedhorn.

All you need to do is modify the feedhorn, and place a small directional 2.4 ghz wifi antenna in it.

Say, a biquad.