[TowerTalk] Cellphone signal boosters

[Patrick Greenlee]

I guess that isn't universal as no one I asked heard of it (me neither.)

Of course out here in the rural area of a free state where we don't have 
inspections or permits for houses or towers (just septic systems) I'm 
not surprised.

Patrick        NJ5G


On 7/26/2017 10:13 AM, Fred Keen via TowerTalk wrote:
> As I understand , there is a requirement to 'register' your 'cell phone repeater', i.e. signal booster, with your cell phone carrier.
>
> FredKC5YN
>
>      On Wednesday, July 26, 2017 9:53 AM, Clay Autery <cautery at montac.com> wrote:
>   
>
>   Note.... the first time I did something like this was to extend
> broadband service from a biz location to a home about a 1/4 mile
> away....  Simply used two 2.4 GHz wire dish type antennas and two
> Linksys WAPs to connect the segments of the network....  cheap and dirty
> but worked like a charm....  out in the country they could ONLY get
> Satellite (business grade, 6 foot dish) so I had to find a way to break
> the Ethernet wire limit...
>
> I've done similar systems up to 19.7 miles with no issues...  there is
> equipment to make it happen... depends on your commitment...
>
> ______________________
> Clay Autery, KY5G
> MONTAC Enterprises
> (318) 518-1389
>
> On 7/26/2017 9:46 AM, Clay Autery wrote:
>> I've done it TWO ways....
>>
>> 1) Use a directional antenna (cantenna... Verizon actually uses these.
>> I prefer a "better", larger solution) tuned to the frequency(ies) your
>> phone uses.) and use GPS coordinates of cell tower and your house to
>> determine azimuth to point...  Elevation can be determined too... or use
>> a peaking meter.
>> 2) PREFERRED - Use DUAL antennas... One for transmit and one for receive
>> (assuming your local device has the ability to separate antennae into
>> send/receive)
>>
>> Granted this was primarily for wireless reception on the carriers
>> router... BUT, you can do the same...
>> You just need to get/mod a repeater device(s), et al. to bring the
>> signal in over the antennas and RE-brodcast it INSIDE your home.
>> That's what these commercial (overpriced) systems do with patch
>> antennas...  You can do it better AND get a longer range
>>
>> HIGHLY dependent on what interferes with the line of sight between you
>> and an appropriate cell tower...
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> ______________________
>> Clay Autery, KY5G
>> MONTAC Enterprises
>> (318) 518-1389
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