7 homemade Wi-Fi antennas for communication over kilometers
To improve Wi-Fi signal reception, you can modify the existing antenna, but if you need to transmit the signal over a significant distance, then you cannot do without a powerful antenna. Below are 7 options for both manufacturing new antennas and upgrading existing ones. Let's start with the simplest solutions and end with the most complex.
The simplest modification to the native Wi-Fi antenna of a router or adapter
If you want to improve the Wi-Fi signal within reach of your apartment, then nothing could be easier. You don’t even have to disassemble the original antenna, see how to do it here - https://home.washerhouse.com/en/4150-kak-prosto-usilit-signal-wi-fi.html
How to improve your WiFi router antenna
The native antennas of routers and Wi-Fi adapters are a small piece of wire equal to 1/4 or 1/8 of the wavelength. The reception with them is lousy. See how to modify a standard antenna here - https://home.washerhouse.com/en/4055-kak-uluchshit-antennu-wifi-routera.html
How to make a directional Wi-Fi antenna
Making your own Wi-Fi antenna is not difficult. Here is a version of a miniature biquad antenna, with which you can communicate up to 1 kilometer - https://home.washerhouse.com/en/4230-kak-sdelat-napravlennuyu-wi-fi-antennu.html
Simple Omnidirectional 3G 4G Wi-Fi Antenna
An upgraded, omnidirectional, biquad antenna, which is used instead of the main one, gives good results in all directions - https://home.washerhouse.com/en/3856-prostaya-vsenapravlennaya-antenna-3g-4g-wi-fi.html
Powerful Wi-Fi antenna
This is the most popular option in terms of simplicity/range. It is made from can lids, so there will be no problems with the material - https://home.washerhouse.com/en/4225-moschnaya-wi-fi-pushka.html
Powerful homemade Wi-Fi antenna for receiving signals from remote open networks
The elongated antenna has a narrow directivity and is capable of picking up a signal over 10 kilometers - https://home.washerhouse.com/en/5578-moschnaja-samodelnaja-wi-fi-antenna-dlja-priema-signala-udalennyh-otkrytyh-setej.html
Powerful homemade Wi-Fi antenna
A flat, block antenna on foil PCB based on prototypes of USSR antennas deserves special attention - https://home.washerhouse.com/en/4208-moschnaya-samodelnaya-wi-fi-antenna.html
Long-range antennas from AliExpress who doesn’t want to make their own
If you don’t want to bother with building an antenna, you can simply buy a powerful, long-range antenna on AliExpress - http://alii.pub/5kx95r