A subtle yet over-kill Wifi Antenna Hack

I had been looking for a way to extend the range of my desktop's Wifi reciever. Naturally, I came to Instructables, where I found this DIY Wifi Extender:

http://www.instructables.com/id/WIFI-Antenna-Hack!/

Brilliant, simple idea. However, I've decided to put my own twist on it. What I've done is attached tin foil to the reverse side of a poster, and wired the antenna to it.

I would like to thank babblin5 for the instruction on the original antenna hack. If you have any recommendations or comments, feel free to post them. I may not be able to answer all questions, as I only do circuitry as a hobby, but do ask.

Step 1 Materials

You will need;

-A poster
-Tin foil
-Insulation tape
-Copper wire
-Solder

And a Wifi antenna.

Comments

[darthbindy]

iv been thinking of doing this but not sure if i should, cause i dont know if it will work, if i got my wifi adapters antena and then sanded my water pipe until metal, then soldered on, would i get signals from the whole city? just wondering.

[choney1]

Hey, tried out this thing and it actually worked!! although it didn't really speed up or extend the range of my router, i had much more luck with just regular cardboard, check this: http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-Wi-Fi-Extender/ by infiniteshadow :) good luck :)

[Taoiseach]

Cardboard, you say? I must try that out. As for extending the reach of the Wi-Fi from the source, the reason my connection to the router was so bad was because I had used up my measely 15GB monthly data allowance, and the router I was trying to connect to was, ah, not mine to adjust ;) Still, I'm getting an ADSL router next month, I'll have that project bookmarked. Thanks!

[metalman1138]

Cant forget Zabriske Point or Saucer full of secrets. Great instructable

[Taoiseach]

Thanks! Personally, my favorite album is The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. You've got poetry, heavy-metal, the roots of post-punk British prog. rock, everything in it.

[platinum95]

Where can I buy one of those posters?

[Taoiseach]

I got this at Liffy Valley shopping center. The poster's name is "Pink Floyd, The Back Catalogue".