What to get your MacGyver on? Check out this nifty little trick after the jump.
Turn A Coffee Can Into A Wifi Antenna!!
Free Wi-Fi and coffee are a perfect pair for productivity. But if you can’t find a seat in the coffee house, make your own Wi-Fi antenna from an empty coffee can (and a little bit of electrical know-how).
Keep in mind that this won’t provide you with a free connection — just a stronger signal. In fact, DIY blogger John Graham-Cumming found 97 networks pointing the can in one direction, compared to only 58 networks using a standard antenna.
What you’ll need:
An empty 250g Illy Espresso ground coffee can
Type N bulkhead socket and a Type N plug
Piece of Wi-Fi antenna extension cable with a reverse SMA connector on the end
Short piece of coat hanger for the active element of the antenna
From start to finish, the entire project will cost about $5, versus upward of $100 for a brand-new commercial Wi-Fi antenna. But if coffee isn’t your thing, or you’re a novice DIYer who’s not yet ready to tackle this project, YouTube has you covered with video tutorials on making your own Wi-Fi antenna from a soda can, a hand colander and even a Pringles can.
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Its really a amazing invention. It means now i could easily save my money on antenna. But i am also confuse3d about it that, Is it really work like a real antenna.
Its really a amazing invention. It means now i could easily save my money on antenna. But i am also confuse3d about it that, Is it really work like a real antenna.
Its really a amazing invention. It means now i could easily save my money on antenna. But i am also confuse3d about it that, Is it really work like a real antenna.