Whats inside a 2.4GHz WiFi bi directional amplifier? Can I build one?

[JBcourt]

A co-worker and I from time to time build things together. And this time we want to build a wifi Amplifier, but don’t know what it will take to build one. My friend does have some electronics back ground, I do not. We both work as machinist and have access to CNC’s (to make the Amp housing) and sheet metal forming equipment like brake forms, things like that.
Where can I find the schematics for building one? Or can someone please tell me what the major components of a RF Amplifier would be in the 2.4GHz range would be?

 

[LTX71CM]

This question has been asked dozens of times before and the answer is normally not well received.

While yes, you "could" make one, you probably can't/shouldn't. It's not a trivial thing to do. It's very complex, would be expensive and would take a long time.

You're far better off buying a commercial WiFi router and using it as a repeater. Something you can throw OpenWRT or DD-Wrt on to would be a plus. Go ahead and make a custom case for it, that's still something you could enjoy doing.

 

[JBcourt]

LTX71CM,
Thank you for the info. I will look into constructing something ealse like a solar powered cell phone charger that always aims at the point of most intense light (solar tracking) using a Arduino IC, photoresistors, servos and a nice Aluminum frame.
Do you know anything about that setup LTX71CM?

 

[DerStrom8]

If I may jump in here, I may have a circuit for the sun-tracking part of the cell phone charger. It can be found on .
If you want a somewhat simpler schematic, you could go to **broken link removed**.
I hope this helps!
Der Strom

 

[JBcourt]

DerStrom8,
Thank you very much! Ill let you know which design I choose to use.