Hawking RP-SMA TO RJ-SMA ( HAC7SS )

List Price: $11.99 Discount Price: $8.81

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Customer Reviews:

very useful [Posted on 2005-09-27]
you need it if you want to get the antina away from your desktop computer. but you need at least two of them!

A real help if your wireless network antenna has problems in its present location [Posted on 2007-01-11]
This is a tough, thin (~3.5 mm) all white extension cable to move your router or PCI card SMA thread ['g' or 'a'] wireless antenna up to 2.13m (6 foot) away from your PC or router. Being white it is very unobtrusive. I use it with the tall chubby DWL 50AT SMA antenna (Hawking etc. make similar) that is a direct replacement for the tiddly SMA one that comes with D-Link, and other, routers and PCI cards. This cable has a standard SMA (one male/one female) fitting, so it easily fits in between the antenna socket and antenna. All fittings are gold plated.

Using a simple signal strength meter I found the strongest nearby signal location to the PC. To do this you need something like the Kensington 'WIFI Finder Plus' that has a 6 LED strength meter. Using this Hawking antenna extension cable I have now put the wireless antenna 4ft above the PC monitor where the signal is very strong at 4 LEDs (dropping to 2 LEDs occasionally) compared to zero to 1 LEDS at the back of the PC. I now have a 54 Mbps (full strength/fastest speed) wireless network all the time with few drop-outs. So if your wireless network isn't running at full speed or frequently drops out, try some high gain antennas, a WIFI strength meter and one or two of these Hawking extension cables. It's a lot cheaper and easier than re-investing in new MIMO or Pre-N hardware.

I bought my Hawking extension lead from an Amazon reseller and it arrived promptly. D-link make a similar SMA extension lead to this and it is available on Amazon, but was a bit more expensive. This one worked very well for me though, is well made, and was very good buy as it was going cheap.

Excellent Extension [Posted on 2007-03-27]
I was using a USB cable as an extension, but this cable provides a much better signal. I needed the extension to use the hotels wi-fi across the street.

Added Cable Esential with most Antennas [Posted on 2008-06-05]
Good product in conjunction with antenna purchased. Gives ease in finding the right location for best receiption with most antennas being sold (Reasonable cost antennas). Allows antenna to obtain most beneficial location for best reception.

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