making my own antenna for linksys router

I have a linksys wrt54gc router and need to add an antenna to boost the
strength. The recommended antenna is the high gain antenna hga7s for
around $35. Whats involved if I want to make my own antenna, it looks
like I need an sma adapter but couldn't I just use 2 feet of coaxil
wire for the antenna?

Thanks,
Pete

On 13 Feb 2006 21:06:48 -0800, "Peter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have a linksys wrt54gc router and need to add an antenna to boost the
>strength. The recommended antenna is the high gain antenna hga7s for
>around $35. Whats involved if I want to make my own antenna, it looks
>like I need an sma adapter but couldn't I just use 2 feet of coaxil
>wire for the antenna?

Not much. See if any of these give you ideas. The reflector is the
easiest to build. Next easiest is the can followed by the biquad.

Reflectors:
http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/Ez-10/
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/antennas...reflector.html

Biquad:
http://www.trevormarshall.com/biquad.htm
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~redwood4/
http://martybugs.net/wireless/biquad/
http://www.saunalahti.fi/elepal/antenna4.html

Can:
http://www.nodomainname.co.uk/cantenna/cantenna.htm
http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html
http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/CookieCantenna

Yagi:
http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/MicroTVAerial

Helical:
http://www.wireless.org.au/~jhecker/helix/
http://www.seattlewireless.net/index...elicalAntennas

Vertical colinear:
http://mobileaccess.de/wlan/download...0-all-inst.pdf
http://www.tux.org/~bball/antenna/

Horn:
http://users.skynet.be/chricat/horn/...avascript.html

Patch:
http://www.lincomatic.com/wireless/w...chantenna.html

Dish:
http://www.weijand.nl/wifi/
http://www.wscicc.org/DishCantenna.htm
http://martybugs.net/wireless/conifermods.cgi

Discone:
http://www.olotwireless.net/catala/discono.htm

Assortments and tests:
http://www.wardrive.net/general/antenna
http://martybugs.net/wireless/antennacomp.cgi
http://reseaucitoyen.be/ancienwiki/index.php?HomeMade
http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/AntennaHowTo
http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/has.html

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Thanks for your post. I'll check those links out.

Pete