DIY WiFI Antenna - WiFi for Poor Man
Filed in: Cute & Funny, Gadgets, Technology — October 24th, 2006
Can’t get free WiFi connection nearby? A Chinese cookware scoops might help you to gain access to WiFi network few kilometers away!
Try it and let me know if it works. 
[via usbwifi]
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October 24th, 2006 at 4:11 pm
That looks cool and this the wifi antenna for the masses.
October 24th, 2006 at 5:17 pm
wow! brilliant creative idea! i might give it a try… if my office does not have wifi (to get online with my PDA).
October 24th, 2006 at 6:22 pm
ow.. sounds cool huh? might give it a try.. erm, the device is ‘mobile’, but too big to carry around huh? hehe. cool device though
October 24th, 2006 at 6:43 pm
the embarassment caused is far too much compared to what i gain from it lol
October 24th, 2006 at 8:34 pm
Is this a joke? ^_^
October 25th, 2006 at 1:36 am
Nope..it’s work very well..I’ve tried it with my friends by using the wireless usb and the custom made antenna. The result? I got the coverage from the HUKM which is a few km from my college..
believe it or not..
October 25th, 2006 at 1:38 am
@bat: thanks to confirm that it works well. I am tempting to build one too.
October 26th, 2006 at 1:36 am
If you want to try, consider this site http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/ , after that maybe readers want to know your progesss..
April 13th, 2008 at 1:58 am
hi-i am looking to make a wifi antenna for me and my mates at boarding school so we can pick up wifi from the nearby travelodge. can anybody give me simple instructions? really i need it to have an adaption for a standard LAN/netork cable (8 phase) so that we can hide the cable and run it to a boarding house into a hub and send it to the other boarding houses. the hotel is between 100-150m away.
contact me at hellcaster at hotmail dot co dot uk and if you get no reply after 2 days jamie dot ottaway at doyrms dot com
September 5th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Good job on that Yagi antenna! For more long range antennas, havea look at my construction guides at:
http://www.ab9il.net/wifi1.html
For popular USB wireless adapters there are also external antenna mods that work great. You can get much better performance with simple mods (generally no need for amplifiers).
Regards,
Phil AB9IL