Technetz.com | wireless antennas » diy wifi antenna cable http://technetz.com Wireless Antennas Information Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:06:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 How to build a tin can waveguide wifi antenna http://technetz.com/index.php/2009/03/20/how-to-build-a-tin-can-waveguide-wifi-antenna/ http://technetz.com/index.php/2009/03/20/how-to-build-a-tin-can-waveguide-wifi-antenna/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:47:01 +0000 joe http://technetz.com/?p=293 tin-can-wifi-antennaPringles Cantenna is the popular tin can waveguide wifi antenna. No doubt if you do it properly you can boost your wifi strength up to maximum level. This is cheap and reliable diy method. All you need to have is just a skills and a little time for experiment. The ...]]> Pringles Cantenna is the popular tin can waveguide wifi antenna. No doubt if you do it properly you can boost your wifi strength up to maximum level. This is cheap and reliable diy method. All you need to have is just a skills and a little time for experiment. The most important tools is A N-Female chassis mount connector. It is the heart of the long range wifi antenna.

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N-Female Connector

The position of the N-Female inside the can also important. Since normal wifi signal operate with 2.4MHz frequency signal so need to know the diameter of the can. Then you can find the cutoff frequency.

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]]> http://technetz.com/index.php/2009/03/20/how-to-build-a-tin-can-waveguide-wifi-antenna/feed/ 3 Build Your Own Pringles Cantena WiFi Booster http://technetz.com/index.php/2009/01/09/how-to-build-your-own-pringles-cantena-wifi-booster/ http://technetz.com/index.php/2009/01/09/how-to-build-your-own-pringles-cantena-wifi-booster/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:44:44 +0000 joe http://technetz.com/?p=205 Pringles cantenna?Before this I already wrote an articles on Cheap homemade long distance wifi antenna and also I demostrate on How to Build Your Cheap Diy Wifi Booster using low cost items like alluminum foil and Usb Aztech Wifi adapter. Today while stumble upon through the internet I found one ...]]> Pringles cantenna?Before this I already wrote an articles on Cheap homemade long distance wifi antenna and also I demostrate on How to Build Your Cheap Diy Wifi Booster using low cost items like alluminum foil and Usb Aztech Wifi adapter. Today while stumble upon through the internet I found one more interesting diy wifi booster called Pringles Cantenna using Pringles can. I know that this stuffs is ancient but its still working.

Build Your Own Pringles Cantenna Wireless Signal Booster with Pringles.

Tools That You May Need
Netstumbler Software
N-Female chassis mount connector

Nuts and bolts
A bit of thick wire
A can
Connector cable

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