How to make an active wifi tetrapak antenna - fast & cheap way ...

... & get an awesome directional client m.Usb-TetraRex" 14dBi antenna ...

... this is just one model of mine *SpikeAnTenna"* series & my first instructable here and some day will follow maybe also a second one, an addition to this to enhance its range/gain even further :-) ...

Step 1 What you need ...

a good wifi UsbKey + a longer Usb cable, some juice tetrapak, some paper masking/duct tape, some thin cardboard, superglue, seizors, blade cutter & some basic skills making a "metallic" cardboard 13dB enhancer from a certain tetrapak ...

Comments

[peanutthegreat]

doesn't this have to be metal to enhance any sort of signal? This is a type of cantenna isn't it?

[Spajky [-Spikey]]

Yes, there is ! That cardboard material for tetrapacks is multilayered stuff with embedded aluminum foil inside (that´s why tetrapacks are a real enviromental threat, of which nobody says anything, almost impossible to recycle properly) ... & no it is NOT a type of cantenna .. :-)

[peanutthegreat]

hokay thanks, i didnt know that fruit juice containers had metal in them.