I'm looking for something that will boost signal while hiking out in more remote areas. Would I be able to use this product without it being mounted?
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I'm not sure but my experience in remote areas of Alaska is that it worked only when I put the antenna on the metal guard rail along the highway.
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I could be mounted but I suspect the space between thermalpane glass would be a huge loss of signal to maybe no signal at all.......you will also see a few guys that have had the same problem as myself in trying to keep the antenna on the glass without falling off.....I tried 4 times, two different antennas and was eventually not successful ......I tried 3 different glues and scratch sanded the spot where the mount would be.......still no success....I don't know why there aren't more people having the same problem but the few I can see are a comfort to me.....With my past experience I would not take the chance on mounting this antenna on your RV....sorry bout that............... I could be mounted but I suspect the space between thermalpane glass would be a huge loss of signal to maybe no signal at all.......you will also see a few guys that have had the same problem as myself in trying to keep the antenna on the glass without falling off.....I tried 4 times, two different antennas and was eventually not successful ......I tried 3 different glues and scratch sanded the spot where the mount would be.......still no success....I don't know why there aren't more people having the same problem but the few I can see are a comfort to me.....With my past experience I would... » Read More I could be mounted but I suspect the space between thermalpane glass would be a huge loss of signal to maybe no signal at all.......you will also see a few guys that have had the same problem as myself in trying to keep the antenna on the glass without falling off.....I tried 4 times, two different antennas and was eventually not successful ......I tried 3 different glues and scratch sanded the spot where the mount would be.......still no success....I don't know why there aren't more people having the same problem but the few I can see are a comfort to me.....With my past experience I would not take the chance on mounting this antenna on your RV....sorry bout that............... « Show Less
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It is really an inside antenna with no adhesive or magnetic mount. I have been using it outside for 2 months with no problems. you just have to make sure its tied down upright. That being said, there are outside antennas available thatcan be connected to the connector on the PC board which have significantly more gain than the supplied antenna and are more easily mounted. The wifi adapter is easy to set up and works well. It may do what you need. My router is about 150 feet away and I haven't had any dropouts at -84dbm signal strength.
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If you want to boost the signal in one direction make your own antenna booster using the Windsurfer template its easy to build. http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template2/
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I ran it for 100' without apparent signal loss. I would try without amplifier and if signal is low than install a amplifier. Living in an obstructed viewing area (Satellite) placement was more important than distance for signal strength.
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I was told that those antennas weren't very good by the people at Solid Signal. In any case, I'm in a fringe area and have an antenna designed to pull in signals from 60-70 miles. The Motorola Booster will only amplify what it gets from the antenna. There are times when I have 100% signal strength and there are times when most channels disappear completely. A mast mounted pre-amp may help with signal strength to the booster. The booster is really meant to feed into a splitter to distribute a signal to multiple sets. It can't create what isn't there. Mine is in my attic and feeds four rooms. When there is signal from the antenna, it works fine. I bought a pre-amp for the antenna but haven't installed it as yet.
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My experience is that the distances are stated very conservatively and you probably will not need a booster, but if you still needed more signal a booster would work.
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It depends...mountains can make reception tough.....best chance of reception later at night...the RCA will pick up a signal if it exists so you can be assured if you get no reception it is because there is no signal...you certainly may wish to use an external antenna...Best of luck and have fun with this radio
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If you have the room you sure can, thats how i have mine mounted. Im guessing you loose some signal but im close enough to the city that it was noticable for me.
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That would depend on a number of factors about your intended usages that are unknown to me and I therefore have to answer: maybe. I use my hitch mount while parked for a cellular booster antenna and/or flagpole. It works fine for my application. It is built sturdy.
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I had a simular situation , quick answer would be yes, the beam is a little too directional, but my solution to this would be to get a repeater, there around $20 and if you point this to the repeater you'll get a much wider area to work with. Hope this helps, and just a side bit, I was using this for a rangof about 800' so as for signal you'll have a very strong signal
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The box is plastic so the signal should transmit. It is large enough to hold a very small router. I don't know how your router will hold up with no ventilation, outside humidity, etc.
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As with any Antenna.... It is a matter of Antenna Height above the ground versus trhe number of signals in the surrounding area... Mounted on top of my Travel Trailer I received excellent reception of stations 75-100 miles away, by using the amplifier that came with this unit... Hope that helps you.....
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I have mine on a tree at the end of the drive. I think if it's covered, you will have a weak signal or none at all
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If your only goal is to get a better signal by placing this in the window as opposed to next to you, that should work. This product is not an upgrade over internal GPS chips in most of the high end devices.
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A lot depends on your environment, including antenna height, terrain, atmospheric conditions etc. Also whether you are mobile or base. I can tell you it will improve your signal significantly. I use it on my base and talk 10-30 miles out with no problem.
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I have mine mounted on the wall of a 3 car garage (inside). It reaches most of the two story with walkout basement house fine, as well as the backyard and pool area. I get a weak signal in an adjacent shop building, and use an amped range booster set up for the ubiquiti to feed my computer there. With that in mind, saw no need to mount it outside as I had initially planned.