What is a pigtail?
A pigtail is a short (emphasis: short!) length of microwave-friendly coaxial cable with connectors on both ends, used to connect a piece of Wi-Fi gear to an antenna. It’s a microwave jumper cable, basically. It must be short because coaxial cable is very lossy at microwave frequencies, and the loss is proportional to the length of the cable. Pigtails typically have an industry standard N female connector on one end, and one of the several species of Wi-Fi specific connectors on the other end. You select a pigtail based on the length and on the type of Wi-Fi connector. (The N connector on one end is usually a given.) For wardriving you’ll probably need one of only two kinds of pigtails: One for the RMC connector used with the Orinoco PC cards, or one with the MMCX connector used for several of the lesser known cards. Such pigtails are typically 19″ long and are quite flexible. Longer pigtails are less flexible, because lower-loss coax is inherently stiffer.
A pigtail is a short length of coaxial cable (about one foot) used to connect a large/low loss cable to your wireless adapter. Pigtails are usually very thin because they have very small connectors on one end to connect to the wireless adapter. The other end usually has a Type-N male or female connector in order to connect to an antenna or a larger cable.
A pigtail is a short length of coaxial cable (about one foot) used to connect a large/low loss cable to your wireless adapter. Pigtails are usually very thin because they have very small connectors on one end to connect to the wireless adapter. The other end usually has a Type-N male or female connector in order to connect to an antenna or a larger cable.
A pigtail is a short (emphasis: short!) length of microwave-friendly coaxial cable with connectors on both ends, used to connect a piece of Wi-Fi gear to an antenna. It’s a microwave jumper cable, basically. It must be short because coaxial cable is very lossy at microwave frequencies, and the loss is proportional to the length of the cable. Pigtails typically have an industry standard N female connector on one end, and one of the several species of Wi-Fi specific connectors on the other end. You select a pigtail based on the length and on the type of Wi-Fi connector. (The N connector on one end is usually a given.) For wardriving you’ll probably need one of only two kinds of pigtails: One for the RMC connector used with the Orinoco PC cards, or one with the MMCX connector used for several of the lesser known cards. Such pigtails are typically 19″ long and are quite flexible. Longer pigtails are less flexible, because lower-loss coax is inherently stiffer. Ready-made pigtails are avail
