[JerseyHighlander]

A $50 wireless antenna?
Those are some wealthy hackers.

All you need is a $5 chinese wok, a $10 wifi card, a few flatwashers and a drinking straw.

http://www.usbwifi.orconhosting.net.nz/

[Parthalan]

"All you need is a $5 chinese wok, a $10 wifi card, a few flatwashers and a drinking straw."

I used a 12" piece of duct pipe and less than $5 of electronics for my antenna.

[meyer]

All you need is a $5 chinese wok, a $10 wifi card, a few flatwashers and a drinking straw.

Anybody sell that as a kit? I hate shopping. :-)

On a more serious note, I'd love to have a good quality directional antenna with gain so that I can reach WiFi networks that would normally be out of range.