Longer antenna for PC60G pci card

My first post here. I've searched the forum but didn't find an answer.
I bought this card about 4 months ago and it works great, but I've since had to move the cpu to a room that's farther away on a higher level of my house. The signal from my router is now very weak and my connection often drops out. The cpu is under a desk, next to a solid, chest high balcony railing. When I move the cpu onto the top of the desk and place the antenna on top of the railing, the reception improves quite a bit. I should also mention that I have a Buffalo router which is supposed to have a very good range as far as wifi routers go. I could buy a 2nd one and use it as an access point to extend the signal but I'd rather try the antenna option first since it would be less expensive.
So my question is, what are the specs of the antenna jack on the card if I wanted to buy an aftermarket antenna? is it 1/4"? I tried looking up the specs of the card but it just says "Dipole". Has anyone with this card upgraded their antenna and which one did you buy?
Thanks in advance for any advice.

Sorry to say, but an antenna change won't do much.
Wireless has enormous trouble to pass walls....it dampens the signal a lot.
However the dampening is that much that replacing an antenna won't help you here.
I have tried this, but the results are poor.
Best way to get better signal is:
1 Go wired, always the best
2 Install repeaters, so the signal stays fast, will cost a bit of speed.
3 Remove all blockings blocking the view between the router and the machine, anything blocking the view will case the signal to go worse.
http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/1431101
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Plasterboard wall 3dB
Glass wall with metal frame 6dB
Cinder block wall 4dB
Office window 3dB
Metal door 6dB
Metal door in brick wall 12.4dB
Beware, 3dB less is HALVE the signal strength!!
10dB is about no signal at all....
Decibel scale goes fast! And Wifi is far from the same a FM-radio, Wifi is easily blocked.

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