Hawking 802.11b/g 2.4Ghz 14Dbi High Gain Antenna

[mckaneorg]

Has anyone ever tried using a data 2.4Ghz antenna in place of a patch antenna? Does it work?

Hawking says their 14Dbi antenna will extend your 802.11 range to 1.5 miles. I wonder what it does to video? Same freq!

[air]

I'm pretty sure it would work well. An antenna that is tuned for a particular frequency doesnt care what's being modulated onto the base carrier that it is transmitting/receiving.

[mckaneorg]

I'm pretty sure it would work well. An antenna that is tuned for a particular frequency doesnt care what's being modulated onto the base carrier that it is transmitting/receiving.


I just tried this morning and for some reason my 3Db antenna (OMNI) gets way better reception. I may just goto using all omnis.

[mckaneorg]

Just realized what it was.

For those of you who ever want an answer to this question, an 802.11 SMC connector usually sold in stores WILL NOT work with your video equipement. The SMC connectors are reverse polarity and usually it ends up being female to female. I have the appropriate RF adapter but I noticed a good portion of the signal was leaking out the adapter.

So, I basically took a control rod and cut a VERY small piece and placed it into the antenna. Thus completing the circut male to female. Once its secured to the reciever, no one will know any different.

-j

[JettPilot]

You are right, the sexes of the connectors for computer wireless and video are reversed. Even though you might be able to screw the connector on, the center inside ends up being two females, or two males, and not working.

The antenna will work fine, the antenna does not care if its data or video, as long as its 2.4 GHZ. What you should be careful about is that computer wireless rates their antennas much higher than they acutally are. I doubt if that antenna is REALLY 14 dbi gain.... Look at the patch antennas from Black Widow AV if you are looking for high gain....

http://www.blackwidowav.com/

JettPilot

[typicalaimster]

There are also a pair of 2.4 ghz antennas for another major name brand router at Best Buy. They also claim to 'Boost the range of your router'. They are double the size than your normal 2.4 ghz antennas you would buy. I'm guessing our 2.4ghz equipment are using 1/4 wave antennas and these are half?

[mckaneorg]

I went to the Linksys 7Dbi Omni. That is a really cool antenna. It seems to work well. I am getting almost 0 interference even with my hacked control rod jammed up inside of the antenna! :)

Its extremely portable. But for the same price you can get a 14Dbi patch from BWAV.