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For me the Hawking minidish, the white one, worked way better. So one star based on comparing it to the white dish.
I then cut the coax cable down to about 16 inches and my data rate jumped up to a reliable 3-5Mb/s, a respectible rate for 250 ft distance. While the antenna as shipped did improve the signal it was still too weak for a reasonable link.
Ulanday for your reverse-engineering. Thanks Mr.
I had a clear shot window-to-window and used a Belkin F5D7230 range extender with this antenna. I agree with your assessment of this antenna.
My experience: I was trying to get a good signal over a 250 ft span between buildings. The throughput was well under 1Mb/s.
For those interested in modifying the cable you will need a reverse polarity SMA connector (J908-ND from digikey.com) and some good technician skills.
I'm currently using an old 802.11b router that I've had for over 5 years and have a wireless PC across the house. Connection speed was tolerable but that little 3 inch antenna on the back of the PCI card wasn't doing a whole lot. Internet pages would sometimes need multiple refreshes to connect. I did a speed test prior to installing this antenna and after, noticed around 40% faster down and up, in fact matching my PC that's wired to the router.
I originally purchased this antenna with the hopes of setting it next to my tower and instantly seeing a dramatic increase in signal. I then bought an extension cable for my antenna and moved it to the window. I then mounted the antenna above the screen and got what I wanted, 100% signal. On a last ditch attempt, I held the antenna as high as I could in the air and my signal jumped. Just don't expect it to work the fist place you put it. I then realized that this antenna is very sensitive to placement.My wifi setup is that my router is located next door on the ground floor of my parents house. Instead, I ended up with performance no better than the 5db rubber duck I had on the back of the computer. The results were acceptable, but not remarkable.
My computer is setup on the second floor of the house next to it. I ditched my homemade windsurfer on the router antenna (2db antenna) and placed it in a window ABOVE the screen. I went from 65% signal with 62-64 db strength to 95%-100% with 48-50db strength.This atenna works. Make sure you buy Hawking's coax extender, you might need it.
What a product.The only thing that would make this the best product ever would be a window mount.A great price, fast ship from [.]. This is just the best. Went from 1 bar to 3 from low to good from 5k to 1 meg WiFi. and even free s&h. Nice.
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