What stands out in the specs is an impressive a 21dBi gain from 1710-2690MHz:
For my specific application, the placement is less than ideal (attic in a 3 level house, wall facing target tower). It replaces two Wilson 314453's I am using in the same location with a MOFI4500 w/an AT&T MVNO (Ubifi.net). It is attached using two 8' LMR 400 cables (N male to SMA male). The Wilson's were attached using 4' LMR 400 cables.
Specs on the Wilsons:
- Frequency range: 700-800 / 824-894 / 880-960 / 1710-1880 / 1850-1990 / 2110-2500 MHz
- Antenna gain: 5.2 / 4.4 / 4.2 / 10 / 10.6 / 8.2 dBi
- Beamwidth: 70° horizontal, 50° / 45° vertical
- Polarization: Vertical
The result? It's good--it's VERY good. From the testing device (MOFI4500), an approximate improvement of 8dBm was acheived (data below). Most importantly, the placement and aiming of the parabolic grid was simple in comparison to the Wilson's (about an hour vs. approximately 4-6 hours).
As compared to the Poynting XPOL-2-5G antenna (2x MIMO flatpanel), currently mounted outside(rated at 11dBi gain), the parabolic grid outperforms it in all respects, even while being mounted in the attic. NOTE: The 5 meters (16.4 feet) of LMR 200 cable that the Poynting was optioned with likely did not help it.
Specs on the Poynting XPOL-2-5G:
Sample of testing data, before and after:
Before (Wisons): -101dBm main, -108dBm diversity:
After (WiFix Parabolic Grid): -93dBm main, -101dBm diversity:
