OSX 10.4.8 doesn't like coconuts

Hugh warns us of a compatibility problem between coconutWiFi and Mac OS X 10.4.8.
If said software is active, the Airport bandwidth drops radically to a trickle (a few KB/s).
Simply deactivating the utility solves the problem... Until a proper fix is found, the developper offers an interim release which should solve the problem:
coconutWiFi_1_3.zip