|
We take plenty of things for granted in every day life — especially if we live in a fairly populous area. Water when you twist the faucet, electricity at the flip of a switch, heat or cold air pouring almost silently out of vents, a TV with a bazillion channels and an internet connection so fast you could download the Library of Congress if you were of such a mind. Try Continue reading My Broadband Internet Connection Hardware Updated
One of the wonderful things about moving all over the state and staying in one location for several weeks to several months is that I get to immerse myself in the local community. I get to know all the gals at the local beer store, the Postmaster since I do General Delivery and interesting places in the local area. Texas has more different climate and geographical areas than any other state in the United States. You can go from the Post Oak Savannah of North Texas out to the high Plains of the Panhandle, down toward the arid desert of West Texas, the Hill Country in Central Texas, the Redneck Riviera down on the Coast around Galveston and Corpus and lastly the rolling forests of the East Texas Piney Woods. One of the ways I acquaint myself with the local area is Continue reading A Sea of Mud, Cabin Fever and Diversions to Maintain Sanity If you have to pull in a very remote cell tower signal, a directional yagi antenna is just about your best bet. If you research the yagi antennas you will hear about how difficult they are to aim. Of course they are more difficult to aim than an omnidirectional antenna like the Wilson Trucker Antenna but you don’t have to be a rocket scientist by any Continue reading Aiming the Yagi Directional Antenna for Optimum Internet Access Dividing the project up in to separate components made it easier to achieve the goal of an upgraded recreational vehicle internet access system. One of the main components was the external antenna. My omni-directional Wilson Trucker’s cell antenna was just not going to cut the mustard at these extreme ranges. I soon discovered that a Yagi directional antenna was what I needed. Specifically, a dual band Yagi directional Continue reading The Ultimate RV Internet Access Project – Snake Oil and Mirrors – Part 8 I have gotten lots of feedback on my Ultimate Internet Access Series which has six previous Continue reading The Ultimate Internet Access Project – Footnotes and Updates – Part 7 I got just a bit testy a few days ago when I had a few readers innocently ask why I had not been posting more. Maybe I came on a little too strong in the post entitled “I’m Still Here” Basically, it sorta went like this… You know I detest those RV blogs that seem to post every day regardless of significant content. I could post on here what I ate for supper, what Continue reading Useless Blog Content – Is it Greed? |
|
|
|
MyOldRV.com Copyright © 2010 MyOldRV.com - All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy 
|
||
Recent Comments