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how do I build a wifi antenna from scratch?

My last antenna broke almost out of the box and the belkin service team wasnt a big help so are there any ways to build a wifi antenna for next to nothing?

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1. WiFi and antenna tutorials
   
   
   
   http://www.educypedia.be/electronics/antennawifitypes.htm
2. build a cantenna - just google it and you will get instructions
3. See here this actually works
   
   
   
   http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html
4. Read this:
   
   http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html
5. just a heads up....if you're going to spend around $40 in materials, then you might as well get a range expander.... good luck.
6. Here you go\
   
   Highly effective
   
   Off the shelf components
   
   ( cheap)
   
   Install the utility that comes with the zyadas based chipset wi fi adapter.
   
   The windows useless wireless utility will not know what to make of the signal
   
   low strength but off the board effectiveness
   
   
   
   Use a generic usb adapter
   
   Not the dlink or linksys
   
   
   
   
   
   Here you go:
   
   http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/
   
   
   
   12 inch metal bowl
   
   pencil or plastic bic pen
   
   cork or pop bottle plastic top
   
   duct tape
   
   antenna of wi fi adapter sits 7 inches off base of bowl
   
   or trial and error
   
   
   
   Here is another one to build
   
   costs a bit more:
   
   
   
   http://www.wifi-shootout.com/