I don't know much about electronics, so any advice would help.

I'm also interested in knowing realistically what the upper limits are for this sort of thing.

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[–] 6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Why not buy an external wifi adapter with a large antenna? Would be a lot simpler.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago

    If a Pi Zero-W: https://hackaday.com/2017/03/07/adding-an-external-antenna-to-the-raspberry-pi-zero-w/

    All the other models, you can add a USB-based adapter with their own antennas. For really long range, look up Yagi antennas. However, beware there are regulations on antennas.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Yes, but not easily.

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y648CjIiEv8

    You can do it for other boards by cutting traces and soldering the antenna directly. You can buy antennas from Aliexpress.

    Unless your a good solderer, itll be very hard.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    It's not very hard if you have some experience with SMD soldering. The other boards do have a footprint for a U.FL connector, but you have to scrape off some solder mask for the ground pads.

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