Batninth, thank you for your response. I was blinded by the science and failed to notice that the radio in the Dell was OFF when I typed iwconfig. doh!
Luckily the Fn + F2 key combination worked to enable the radio and then I started to see the available network icons......
It works.
Oh, and yes, I do have a Rans S6 503, have had since 2002, been all over in it. Took Er Indoors to France in it last September. Also built a Zodiac 601ul last year, the permit didn't come through in time for the French trip.
What do you fly?
Rans6....