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WiFi Amplification Can you amplify a WiFi signal with the pattern from [|freeantennas.com]? I chose this project because at my house there is a spot i can't get WiFi and it is the spot I am at most of my time. I chose aluminum foil to wrap around the wireless router because you can amplify a T.V. signal with it and it would make sense that it would have the same affect on WiFi. **Hypothesis** I think it will work since a lot of people use aluminum foil to amplify their T.V. it would make sense that it would do the same thing with WiFi. The wireless router without the pattern. The wireless router with the pattern. Aluminum foil. Wireless Router I learned that the pattern kept the signal stable and reduced lag spikes but didn't increase the amount of WiFi it gave off. According to the experiment the aluminum foil stabilized the signal and reduced lag spikes. However, my computer did not sense an increase in the signal.  1. Working Remotely. (n.d.).//Microsoft Corporation//. Retrieved January 12, 2010, from http://www.microsoft.com/atwork 2. Wi-Fi. (n.d.). //Webopedia//. Retrieved January 12, 2010, from http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Wi_Fi.html 3. "Wi-Fi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2010. . 4. Potter, B. (2002). //802.11 Security// (1st Edition ed.). Sebastopol: O'Reilly Media, Inc.. 5. Geier, E. (2005). //Geeks On Call Wireless Networking: 5-Minute Fixes (Geeks on Call)//. New York, NY: Wiley.
 * Question**
 * Introduction**
 * Procedure**
 * 1) Then I will first hook up the internet tower to the internet.
 * 2) Then I will hook up the wireless router to the internet tower.
 * 3) Next I will print the two patterns from freeantennas.com/projects/template2
 * 4) I will make the pattern by using directions from [|youtube]. (Free Wi-Fi Booster)
 * 5) Then I will turn on the wireless router.
 * 6) Next I will put the patterns on the antennas.
 * 7) Finally I will see if my computer has a stronger WiFi Signal.
 * Materials**
 * Internet Tower Hooked Up To Internet
 * Wireless Router Hooked Up To Internet
 * Aluminum Foil
 * Two patterns from freeantennas.com/projects/template2
 * A PC with the network preferences open in the task manager (ctr+alt+delete) or a Mac with a way to measure WiFi strength
 * Control Group**
 * Experimental Group**
 * Independent Variable**
 * Dependent Variable**
 * Conclusions**
 * Analysis**
 * References**