Wireless Internet Cantenna

Step 9 Final Conclusion

It works. And now I want to know how this will work mounted in front of a retired dish-tv reflector

Using the Cantenna, I was able to get about 12 signals in just one direction. Though not as strong as I would like, still a bit better than the Wok-Fi did

The best signal looked like it was a mile away, going by where the Cantenna was pointed when I moved it untill the signal dropped off.

Edit: 3-26-'09 Well, seeing as I continue to get comments on this instructable I guess I could say a bit more.

The retired dish-tv experiment was an improvement on this. See The Wireless Internet Cantenna gets Dished

But my best performance is a simpler approach. Just add a cone to the end of this fire-extinguisher to get the Conetenna. I'm regularly establishing a connection about 5600 feet away from my location using the Conetenna. The connection is too slow for any kind of streaming video, but enough to check my e-mail.

At another location, using the Conetenna, I've established a 100% 8-out-of-8 signal with the maximum data rate possible over the adapter - from across the backyard and inside of a garage.

I was going to build an even better antenna, but the Conetenna is enough for now, and other projects beckon. Thanks.