[TowerTalk] Cellphone signal boosters

[Roger (K8RI) on TT]

Build your own.  Two dishes, two network repeaters with dishes high 
enough to see ea other.  It's your network. They only need to know how 
many computers.  I found wireless to be way too slow.

73, Roger (K8RI)

On 7/26/2017 Wednesday 4:18 PM, Patrick Greenlee wrote:
> 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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