I have an existing pole with an old nonfunctional Dish on it. Would mounting the Wilson antenna in front of the Dish help pull in more signal?
1054988
The key would be to get an app for your mobile phone and make sure you point it in the right direction. I would guess it would not matter what you mount it on as long as you have pointed to the nearest tower.
1054989
It will make it dirctional. It the tower you want to hit is directly infront of the dish it would help. But it will make it worse for all other dirctions.
956628
I bought this so I could hook 2 tvs into one dish box and it didn't work. 1 tv would have a decent picture, the other (on the same channel) was all fuzzy. I can't say for sure that it would work, but since your not splitting the signal, it should.
499196
This product will only support an antenna, it is not an antenna itself. It may help your antenna receive stronger signals by allowing the antenna to be positioned higher and thus able to avoid obstacles.
1871567
it should greatly increase the ability to connect to it. However it is cheaply made and very delicate. IF you buy it make sure you move the antenna's as little as possible. It should not be a big problem so long as it is kept stationary. This may be overkill if your just looking for something to help connect in a house.
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I noticed that some folks suggested using PVC or at least a PVC adapting sleeve to complete the connection.THAT"S A NO-NO!All antennas, including satellite dishes, need to be grounded to drain off static electricity. The PVC insulates one part from the other, thereby breaking the ground path.You are running a ground wire, aren't you?
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I bought the Wilson AG Pro booster for my office and it works great. The trick is getting the outdoor cell receiver well located. For me, it took a 10' PVC pole to lift the booster antenna high enough to capture a decent signal, then it relays the signal down into our office. Got me 4-5 bars back inside now.Good luck.
113534
Trial and error would be your best bet. If you have a previous cable provider you can connect the antenna in to the input and send the signal throughout your home of course that would mean mounting it outside. I did this and it worked great.
597216
As long as you know the elevation and azimuth of the satellite and have a comppass, the Magic system will help you point the dish at the satellite close enough to get a signal. Once there, you may need to move the dish side-to-side and/or up or down a few degrees to fine tune your reception. My cable box has a built-in feature that helps me do this. If you are a DirectTV customer, go to http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/customer/dishPointer.jsp, type in the zip code of your location and it will tell you the elevation and azimuth to use. Other providers probably provide similar sites.
1966008
I actually have one in my RV but have a truckers antenna rather than the magnetic mount antenna. There was no place to put the magnet mount antenna and the trucker antenna was better. You have to be close to the inside antenna for it to work. I do have service in places where other people don't and have on 2 occasions letother people use it in an emergency. Wilson has very good service. You might contact them for recommendations.
1715651
Sorry to say that in general it won't help with an antenna signal. I have read some reviews where people said it helped some, but that is not its intended purpose.
846552
Youd probably not need it, but if you had to you could strip the ends of some wires and attach them to the metal hinge and it would expand the antenna to the rest of the wire, reception will depend on how big the wire is.
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Yes. That is what I use it for. I have a long antenna run from a pole on top of my chimney all the way to my basement, with two splits along the way, and had weak reception on my basement TV. I added the signal booster to the run just before the last split and it improved the signal strength on both lines.
206951
I agree. Look at the Firestiks or Wilson antennas if you want to thread mount it. I posted a pic of the antenna disconnected from the magnetic base if you decide to go this route.
159956
Yes u will hook it up to the signal booster. Wilson makes several different types. The one the antenna hooks to is the cradle type. I love the boosters and they work well. I have used them in my home for 3 yrs. I also use them in my truck when I travel. They are great.
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I have the booster working with no problems with Wilson Electronics Single Band - 800 MHz Yagi Antenna Model Y8009EL with N Female Connector. I connected it with a Wilson Electronics 952375 75-Foot WILSON400 Ultra Low Loss Coax Cable with N Male Connectors. It took a couple of adapter connectors to match everything up. Hope this answers your question.
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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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Yep It should improve your signal ... I use it on a outdoor antenna that is 50 ft from my house.... I went from 2 stations to 25 when i hooked it up.