The "rifle" design with a scope actually makes sense. If there's a moving target at a decent enough distance, all you have to do it keep them in the sights while you communicate with the device. Otherwise, a yagi on a stick without sights is probably a little harder to aim precisely, especially if your target is far away.
A telescope or transit tripod. You're going to be a little obvious pointing any object that looks like a rifle at someone only 50' away. Especially in an urban area. I would also imagine that the weight is more than it needs to be, since the stock and grip are designed to resist the kick. It still gets "cool points" in my book though. Parhaps it would work out better to build a directional antenna within a telescope or transit, so as to be a little more inconspicuous.
Yeah, of course, the 50' was without the rifle. They did 1.1 miles with the rifle. So that's a little less obvious.
Sitting in an office building in the middle of a city, looking out reflective windows, you can see a LOT of bluetooth cell phones within a mile or less range.
If you pointed this device at someone holding a cell phone you are likely to "miss" and pick up the guy behind and to the right, or left, of him. How the hell are you going to zero a fucking antenna? hmmm?! You cant, not with a scope anyway.
Really easy, actually. Get a scope (the other kind) and watch the screen. Adjust the optical scope accordingly. The laser pointer method is typically used as a quick and dirty way to aim two directional antennas at eachother.
The "rifle" design with a scope actually makes sense. If there's a moving target at a decent enough distance, all you have to do it keep them in the sights while you communicate with the device. Otherwise, a yagi on a stick without sights is probably a little harder to aim precisely, especially if your target is far away.
Well, it doesn't make that much sense. A 14dbi Yagi has a beamwidth of about 30 degrees or so. A 4x sniper scope probably has a field of 10 degrees or so, an 8x scope, more like 7 deg
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Sensible design for its purpose (Score:4, Insightful)
Not really. A camera tripod would be better or .. (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Not really. A camera tripod would be better or (Score:1)
Sitting in an office building in the middle of a city, looking out reflective windows, you can see a LOT of bluetooth cell phones within a mile or less range.
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Re:Sensible design for its purpose (Score:2)
1) Look through rifle sight and find vulnerable phone
2) Pull trigger to plant bug (to whatever end)
3) ???
4) Profit?
Re:Why geeks should not discuss firearms... (Score:2)
If you pointed this device at someone holding a cell phone you are likely to "miss" and pick up the guy behind and to the right, or left, of him. How the hell are you going to zero a fucking antenna? hmmm?! You cant, not with a scope anyway.
Really easy, actually. Get a scope (the other kind) and watch the screen. Adjust the optical scope accordingly. The laser pointer method is typically used as a quick and dirty way to aim two directional antennas at eachother.
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Re:Sensible design for its purpose (Score:3, Informative)