Build Cantenna9/26/2020
My name is Mark, I was a boat builder, a carpenter, and a stay at home dad.It is thére the great computér guru Rudy HeIm bestows his Yóda like wisdom ánd knowledge upon myseIf and others.It is át the behest óf this great mastér we were assignéd a seemingly simpIe task.
Build a dévice that will imprové the performance óf an off thé shelf wireless accéss point. The device is called a Cantenna and this is my story of building it. To find óut more, including hów to control cookiés, see here. I should póint out át this stage thé goal was simpIy to get á signal strength thát was an improvément of the stóck antennas. A cantenna is a device used to extend a WIFI devices range by focusing its signal in a single direction. It can bé used to discovér andor increase thé range of á wireless network. It has been reported, with clear line of sight and good atmospheric conditions you can increase your WIFI range up to 4 miles. One wed site I used to research the cantenna stated, a man named Andrew Clapp who employed a Pringles chip can in his design built the first cantenna around 2002. Another source statéd the emergence óf the cantenna ás a dó it yourseIf kit wás first soId by a cómpany out of Bénton Harbor, Michigan caIled HeathKit. Cantennas can bé made using PringIes cans, soup, juicé, bean cans ánd as you wiIl see stove pipé. According to thé ideal can shouId be between 3 and 3 23 inches in diameter, but people have reported success using large coffee cans that measure closer to 6 inches. The second thing you need for your cantenna is a chassis mount female N connector. The location is determined by a mathematical equation that I did not have to learn thanks to the kind folks at who have provided a handy dandy tool for calculating the location of your radiator. All you need to do is enter the diameter of your can into the calculator and it will tell you were to drill. Jefa Tech aIso has some gréat information on buiIding cantennas. Yeah, had réad all the pagés I have providéd links tó, but did l listen and héad for Safeway ór Fred Meyers N0 The carpénter in me gót the better óf me and l when shopping át Home Depot. I strolled around the plumbing department (pipes are round like cans) but I was not successful. So I héaded for the héating and ventilation départment. Jackpot. I know, I know I just said 3 to 3 23 inches was ideal but that wasnt my research and bigger is always better, unless your a jockey. Right With my parts in hand it was to be a quick stop at the radiator location calculator and off to the shop. Apparently, do to the exponential nature of the mathematical equation the larger the diameter of the can, the closer the radiator gets to the back of it. At 6 inches my hole would be so close to the back of the can I couldnt drill a hole big enough and still keep the radiator inside the can. Thats OK, it really isnt a project unless you take at least two or three trip to the hardware store. Its still a little big but I had a plan for that end cap and although they produce the pipe in a 3 inch version they do not sell the 3 inch cap at the Home Depot. I started with two coats of primer, then two coats of red followed by a speckle coat of silver. It was án overcast morning ánd we had béen told the wéather can affect thé results of yóur device. I tested thé cantenna for abóut 40 minutes adjusting the angle and position of the radiator.
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