Building a 2.4 GHz WiFi helical antenna
Taking way too long to talk about helical antennas and then somehow trying to build one on camera.
This was supposed to be a part of the satellite reception series of videos, but I ended up not considering it one due to the topic being so broad and applicable in everyday scenarios, such as the WiFi antenna build you will see in this video.
Links:
My website and other social media – https://sgcderek.github.io/
Helical antenna calculator – https://sgcderek.github.io/tools/helix-calc.html
3D printed scaffold – https://github.com/sgcderek/dsgc-helix-scaffold
Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction
01:48 – Antenna polarization
04:24 – Helix examples
07:03 – Needed materials
10:14 – Making the reflector
15:58 – Winding the helix
19:57 – Attaching the connector
20:54 – Matching strip
22:59 – Finished antenna
25:00 – Performance testing
27:41 – Conclusion
Music:
Cosmic Love – Bruno E.
Hanging Out – Bruno E.
Sunny Morning – Bruno E.
(can you tell that I didn’t bother browsing the audio library that much?)
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