Biggest Antenna Ever Controls Your Chicken Coop Now

After installing the "biggest smart home antenna I've ever seen," the Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2, the reporter unlocked unprecedented range for smart gadgets. This towering 12-inch device plugs into any system via USB and turned their garden plug from a lost cause into "controlling a plug all the way at the bottom of my garden." Even the chicken coop got Wi-Fi love. As they said, it's a fix for longtime connectivity nightmares — apparently, your outdoor flock deserves smart tech too, proving you can never be too creepy with your home automation.

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Source: Theverge | Published: 8/15/2025 | Author: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy