On Mon, Aug 25, 2014, at 03:04 PM, BOB wrote:
> We do not know the legality of this project but there is some one spying=
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> on us with a toy QUADCOPTER.  It transmits the picture by WIFI.
> Is there some way to detect when a wifi signal comes into range and=20
> possibly get a directional fix on it.
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> With these things becoming more and more prevalent  it would be a nice=20
> product make to mess them up.
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Almost any computing platform has wifi scanning apps available. On my
phone I have WiFi Analyzer, You can use a deep-fry skimmer for a
directional antenna:
http://www.instructables.com/id/%22Poorman_s-WiFi%22--USB-adapters-%26-DIY-=
cookware-refl/

Pretty much anything you do intentionally to jam the radio signal is
probably not allowed. But if you have ever tried to use wifi* in the
same room as a microwave oven, it doesn't work so well unless both wifi
devices are very close.

Perhaps you are hungry for microwaved popcorn every time there's a
quadcopter nearby.

* wifi that is 2.4 GHz. That used to be everything but no longer. But
chances are the cheap quadcopter is 2.4GHz.

Bob

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