Review on Tupavco TP542 Dual-Band Outdoor Directional Panel Antenna: Boost WiFi 📡 Signal Strength with this Weatherproof High-Gain (13dBi) Long-Range Wireless Network Solution by Kevin Graham

I created a series of 4 of these blocks in 40 degree sectors to cover a campus of 7 canyon houses. They are connected to a Netgear AC1900 gaming router powered by a Viasat modem. Update the previous mismatched set of 2.4GHz antennas. There is nothing wrong with 2 Amped Wireless 2.4GHz 14 DBi antennas, but 2 Cushcraft 9 DBi antennas are not enough. My first array setup placed the (Port4) -90 degree sector too close to the buildings and attenuated the signal too much. Then I installed all 4 antennas on my spare satellite dish mast, after that they worked perfectly. The surprise was that the Port4 cockpit (Cushcraft antenna) was not even visible to the user. They turned out to be living on the reflection of a nearby metal-clad cabin and received their signal from Port Sector 3. However, now they can see their signal directly and report that they're picking up a 5GHz signal they've never seen before. seen before! (Almost half) A few words about the data transfer rate. Our satellite modem only manages 20Mbps on the best days, so we don't really need 5GHz. Over longer distances, however, noise and dropouts reduce your typical 400Mbps connection speed. No problem here either, unless our canyon is full of guests. And everyone comes with their own tablets, phones and computers; You have to spread out, otherwise everyone will slow down. In the cabin campus scenario above, I also added range extenders in the farthest places, which solved any final connectivity issues. I got my hands on the plug. Yes, I bought new cables to use with these antennas, but has it gotten better or worse for me? A/B testing. I also found that the brand new router I was trying to implement had no output on the specific critical link I was trying to test. During my A/B testing, you can imagine how this affected my results until I found the issue. In the final cleanup of the setup, I also swapped out many of the Ethernet cables involved. One is connected to a weather station, one to a camera, etc. I am an RF engineer and have professionally tested hundreds if not thousands of antennas in RF anesthetic chambers and outdoors. Before we could test an antenna, we had to ensure that each component inserted into the RF path was individually tested to ensure it was working. This is why I did A/B testing and you should do the same! If you're having a bad day with this antenna, make sure the problem isn't related to something else. I hope this review helps you understand and reduce your frustration if you have any. In summary, this is Kicks Butt!