DIY Wi-Fi Antenna; anybody done it?

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Hello, has anyone made their own wi-fi antenna for extra range? i was thinking that if you Really wanted to, could you not make a Huge one and put it in the attic and pick up signal from (5+ ?) miles away.

If you have, could you provide a picture and maybe link a tutorial or something you used?
 
A good source of information on DIY antennas is Seattle Wireless, which is also mirrored in the O'reilly book Wireless Hacks.

What matters more than the size of the antenna is the tuning of the antenna. If you're not tuned to the 2.4 GHz frequency range for .b and .g, then the size of your antenna won't help much. Of course, if you do have a properly tuned antenna, then the reflector size will greatly increase your gain.
 
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