Hawking HiGain Omni Directional Outdoor 15dBi Antenna - HAO15SIP

List Price: $145.99 Discount Price: $123.22

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• Hawking Technology s HAO15SIP, 2.4 GHz Hi-Gain Wireless Outdoor Omni-Directional Antenna kit, boosts

Customer Reviews:

Very disappointing performance [Posted on 2008-09-16]
I installed this antenna at a motel/cabin facility, and was INCREDIBLY disappointed in the performance (it was coupled with the 30-foot low-loss LMR400 cable from Hawking). it did not appreciably increase range over the 6.5dbi antenna that I had previously installed. This may have been a combination of differing elevations and building locations that affected performance, but this antenna is definitely not the panacea that I assumed it would be.

I'm pretty experienced with wireless installations and understand the mitigating factors that can kick in, but I've done far more complex installations of directional antennas that didn't suffer from use of long-lengths of LMR400. I can only surmise that the projection area of the antenna is not nearly as large vertically as I assumed it would be. Maybe it will work better for your situation, but it definitely did NOT have the performance that I would have expected.

Works. [Posted on 2008-11-28]
Pricey but great build quality and mounting hardware. Does what it's supposed to. I've measured sizable signal increases throughout the network. I have it roof mounted which seems to be where these things work best. The only negative was that it comes with a lightning protector that is useless without buying another pricey cable. They could have simply included a short jumper to attach to outdoor radios. Hawking doesn't even sell a cable to do this under 10 feet long. You really only need about a foot if your radio is near the antenna.

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