I've ordered SignalKing 950WN already and i am going to get it in 2-3 days tops but after my complete search on xiaopan and googly googly i come to the point that TP-Link Grid Parabolic Antenna is far better choice than SignalKing 950WN so i am starting this thread just to get some ideas from you folks... What you say???
Well obviously your looking at 2 different things and 1 can not be connected to the other. If you get the antenna you will need to buy another usb adapter + cable. I wound not have bought the gimmicky SignalKing thing for sure.
Well Well Dear @Remington here we go... As per your valued comment i cancelled SignalKing Device. TP-Link Grid Parabolic Antenna + TP-Link Pigtail Cable 3 meters (I already have Ralink and RTL adapters so i do not need to be worried) With TP-Link Antenna from how long i can cover the WiFi signals?
Hopefully someone else who has one of these large outdoor antennas can give you some advice. See if there is something in this Antenna forum that can give you some data on wiFi coverage. That said some variables would be the adapter used, cable type and length. You were paying a lot for that SignalKing. I can get it for $23 shipped on ebay. The TP-Link Grid Parabolic Antenna shipped is $68.
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No I would have no need for an outdoor antenna. I just pay for my internet and I have more than enough. I don't use any adapters any more, my Kasens G9000 is for sale.
Be advised, higher and higher dbi antenna's are much more difficult to aim, the item you ordered (the grid) will have something like a 7 degree arc cone to aim to the target AP for maximum gain. It is also very heavy and isn't practical at all for indoor use, it must be mounted outdoors and high in the clear as much as possible (which unless you live in the sahara desert, you will also need to be waterproofing the connections downstream for when rain runs down the cables). Having said that, a grid is the best you can get because using a dish is where all the power is. I don't actually own one, because I rely on 16dbi YAGI's when the going gets tough in conditions indoors. A parabolic grid would take up half the room, nor could I throw it in a bag and carry it around, so my Yagi's are a good compromise between gain and portability. Don't be surprised at not seeing as much networks with a dish since the area of capture is only 7 degrees or thereabouts.
Last night i received the Grid Antenna and i spend about 1 hour to fix it and as result i have about 15 more new internet connections which i never saw before but still i am not satisfied with my spending because i was hoping to get about 30-40 connections at least because this grid is the huge beast. About Yagi, i only saw this antenna online until now (Suggest me any if you can) Thank You,
No, it doesn't work that way, and the dish is doing exactly what it's supposed to be doing and described/specified for...your not going to get crap loads more networks found unless you get moving that dish around to exactly where it needs to be pointed at. Point it at the sky, maybe it might find Voyager 2. ;-) Higher dbi means a more focused gain in a particular direction that gets a tighter and tighter beam at the expense of other directions. Antenna's are passive devices, they just change directivity and steer the beam where you need it to go. Bigger is not always better if your wanting to see "lots of networks". Think of microwave energy like a light... omni antenna = candle Yagi/panel = torch Grid/dish = laser You are seeing networks you didn't see before because the reach is now much further than anything else before it, however this is at the expense of seeing less networks around you in directions that the dish isn't pin-pointed on because you now have a "laser beam" focus where the dish is pointed in effect. However 2.4ghz signals will always be bouncing around and changing phase as they do from horizontal to vertical polarisation and vice versa, so some of the networks picked up inevitably will be pointed at reflected signals as well that came from behind you and bounced off buildings from elsewhere at the right angles to fall into the capture of your dish. I use yagi's because they are a good compromise between gain & amount of networks seen, and as such are not as difficult to aim on the target as a dish/grid would be. But also like a dish, they need a clear signal path (nothing around the antenna or metal objects nearby). They are both outdoor antenna's, and as such need to be used "outdoors" and high up for best effect.
