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A wok (Chinese stir-fry pan) works surprisingly well for this purpose. It's roughly parabolic, and has a smooth surface that helps you avoid irregularities in t
by kijin 9y ago
A wok (Chinese stir-fry pan) works surprisingly well for this purpose. It's roughly parabolic, and has a smooth surface that helps you avoid irregularities in the shape of your foil.
It gets even better if you drill a hole in the center and stick an antenna vertically in there. Now you've got a wi-fi antenna with all the advantages of a satellite dish! The Chinese call it wok-fi.
- westmeal 9y agoHuh... no kidding. I'm going to have to try that out some day. How was the signal like on the wok with the antenna through the center?
- kijin 9y agoI haven't personally tried sticking an antenna through a wok (just putting one behind the router was enough for my purpose), but rumors say that you can achieve a range of several miles if you do it right.
- walshemj 9y agoThere are online calculators http://www.radiolabs.com/stations/wifi_calc.html http://www.radiolabs.com/stations/wifi_calc.html note that the cable loss mentioned is the antenna feeder cable And Cisco Press do some good books on the basics of WiFi network design.