Step-by-step instructions for connecting a

Step-by-step instructions for connecting a surplus PrimeStar satellite mini-dish to an 802.11 base-station for use as an external, high-gain antenna.

Things You Will Need:

1. A Primestar dish.  (You may use any old dish, but if it is bigger than the Primestar the gain will be higher, and it may not be within the Federal Communications Commission rules for use within the United States.)

2. A juice can (about 4 inches in diameter and at least 8 inches long)

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