From the December 2004 issue of QST
Bit Bucket aids HSMM experiment: Unlike most of us, Galen Shubert, K0KS, of Olathe, Kansas, enjoys experimenting with high speed multimedia communications. He writes: "The 'Bit-Bucket' is a 3 gallon plastic bucket with half the interior covered with aluminum foil and the D-Link DI-514 ($20) wireless router mounted at the focus. This is mounted with duct tape at 70 feet on my tower with AC power and Ethernet feed. The mobile unit is a D-Link DWL-120+ USB adapter mounted at the focus of a parabola made from flashing aluminum stapled to a plywood base. USB has severe limits for cable length, which makes it impracticle to mount the adapter at any height. This is a cheap experiment, since the wireless LAN was already in use around the house anyway."