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Silvrav

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#302716 14-Dec-2022 11:29
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Morning All

 

Recently moved to a rural area and decided to go with spark for now to test speeds before splashing out for faster internet. (starlink, cough cough)

 

So far the speeds and performance are relatively good with connection speeds of 90mbs, dropping and settling anywhere between 30 and 40, with a low of 10-15 during peak times.

 

This is all based on the unit only and thus I want to invest in an external antenna for the modem.

 

Where I am located, there is only 1 tower and it is about 5km away. I am therefore thinking directional antenna as there is no other tower for omnidirectional pro's.

 

That all said, any recommendations on good directional outdoor antenna's?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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  #3148849 18-Oct-2023 14:18
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U P D A T E:  Clearly there is a problem connecting the PT-41 SMA-M connection to a Spark Smart Modem 2.  The male probe does not make a good connection in the female receptor.

 

I bought a 45degree SMA-F/SMA-M connector, fitted the SMA-F of the connector to the SMA-M on the PT-41 cable, then the SMA-M of the connector to the SMA-F on the Spark Smart Modem 2 and bingo - 40dBm improvement on RSRP, 8dB on RSRQ and 20dB on SINR.

 

PROBLEM SOLVED

 

PT-41 Cable: https://www.gowifi.co.nz/coax-cables/p-41.html

 

45degree SMA connector: https://www.quadjunkie.co.nz/product/45-degree-sma-connector/

 

 

 

 

 


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