DIY Booster Amplifiers

A Wi-Fi antenna captures a radio-frequency signal from the airwaves and translates it into data a computer can understand. You can amplify the antenna's signal strength by adding a booster assembly to it. You will need supplies from a home and garden shop and a hobby store, as well as tools that are commonly found in most homes. The Wi-Fi antenna will not have to be disassembled for it to receive the boosted signal.

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Metal tea strainer, 8-inch diameter
Utility knife
Phillips screwdriver
Wireless Wi-Fi transmitter
Masking tape

Instructions

- 1
  
  Place the tea strainer face down on a table. Cut through the center of the strainer with the tip of a utility knife.
- 2
  
  Insert the tip of a Phillips screwdriver into the hole that was just cut. Twirl the screwdriver clockwise and counterclockwise to enlarge the hole. Continue to do this until the hole is large enough for the Wi-Fi transmitter antenna to fit through the hole.
- 3
  
  Run the tip of the wireless Wi-Fi transmitter's antenna through the hole from the back of the strainer. Push the strainer against the base of the antenna.
- 4
  
  Tape the strainer to the sides of the wireless transmitter with strips of masking tape. Angle the transmitter so that parabolic reflector you added to the antenna is pointing in the general direction of the wireless devices that will be using it.