Cantenna Project - FINALLY DONE! (With pictures)

The cantenna project is finally completed and had its first test today.  Of all antennas tried in our test, including a commercial dipole antenna, the Cantenna surpassed every other antenna in quality of signal.

When pointed directly at its target, the antenna should get between 5 and 10 miles when attached to a high-quality wireless card.  Even with several trees in the way, the antenna was able to find our test router and hold around 4 bars (although the trees made it difficult to get a clear signal and figure out exactly where to point the dish).

I'll be adding a few more modifications to the antenna in the future, but the prototype design is below.



The completed antenna.  Still a bit shabby with the electrical tape holding it on, but I've recently added an adjustable clamp to it instead to allow for better flexibility.


Closeup of the antenna.

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