Recent content by TallSteve

I feel a weekend project coming on ... I'll let you know the results. Cheers :-)

Ahhh ... finally found an image of what you mean. Literally a flat plate designed to bounce the signal downwards, where me and the mobile are the dish in this diagram. Is that correct? Would it be that simple? What size of plate for 900mhz, or will any do?

Hi guys, Thanks for the input so far. It sounds like its worth a little experimentation. :-) So I take it the tv antenna co-ax I have would be useless? The Yagis you can buy on ebay have a short length of coax already attached and if I mount in the attic space I could keep the cable to a...

I have a typical problem. I have two bars mobile signal in my attic - none at ground floor level. The reason is a roadside pole transmitter less than 500m away installed down in a dip behind houses (duh!) An electrically powered signal booster is illegal in the UK which atracts a £5000 fine...