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Question:I measure zero Ohm between the inner and outer of the coaxial cable, is there is a short circuit on the antenna? Answer:At Poynting we...

Question: We received this questions from a customer that wants to use 2 x LPDA-92 for MIMO. He asked: “Can I place these on a pole with one at the...

The polarisation of an antenna is the orientation of the radio wave (electric field) transmitted from the antenna. Antenna polarisation is often...

Question: Why is my router performance worse AFTER I connected an external antenna? Written by Stephen Froneman. Here are some of the reasons you...

Question: I currently install 2500MHz for 5G technology, we are getting a lot of RSSI alarms. I use low PIM loads to find the issue. Issue always...

We often receive questions regarding the orientation of the uni-directional antenna (aka directional antenna) such as...

Provided that you are within the 3G/LTE signal range a suitable antenna will provide you with higher data rates as your signal to noise ratio is...

No. Line of sight (LOS) is always desirable but not a critical requirement to establishing good performance. Using a fixed outdoor Poynting antenna...

Poynting has designed and patented their circular polarised MinePoynt “HELI” antenna, which was specifically developed for mining tunnels more than...

We recently had the following questions from a customer and thought it might be useful for other people installing an LTE or 3G antenna at your...

The following question was raised by a customer of ours regarding the correlation coefficient of a spatially separated vs. a cross polarised...

We recently had these questions about spatial separation and cross polarization on our YouTube channel: Question: So, is larger spatial separation...

To elaborate on the following question: Customers noted that in some cases the LTE antennas on the Mobile Network Operator’s tower is polarized +-45...

The choice of omni-directional and directional antenna is not always simple. We will try to explain the key differences experienced by using a...

What is LTE-A, (LTE-Advanced) and LTE+. A short video by Dr Andre Fourie explaining what these are and why you need a BROADBAND MiMo antenna to get...

With walls and a lot of clutter inside the house, you would be better served to place the antenna outside of the house. By some calculations your...

The maximum extension that may be added to the standard length of cable supplied with an antenna is 10 meters. Extensions are available in standard...

A good high gain mobile antenna will improve the signal to noise ratio, which will help you to get better data rates than was previously...

From past experience with many happy clients and successful installations, we can confidently say that mounting a permanently fixed outdoor external...

Your local antenna supplier will be able to assist you, but consider the following when choosing your Poynting antenna:If you have a very poor...

A slow connection directly influences your online experience. Generally, the outdoor signal is about -20db stronger than the signal indoors. Indoor...

Most routers and some modems have an antenna connector that you can connect directly too most of our antennas. You will use a pigtail connector or a...

There are a multitude of websites and online measurement tools that can track the speed of your connection.Test the speed before installing the...

Our antennas do not contain active electronics that require power and are not susceptible or vulnerable to typical lightning damage. Simply attach...

People sometimes want to paint antennas to camouflage them. Our antennas can be painted as long as you paint it with a paint that contains no metal....

The antenna offers the opportunity to receive the signal from an outdoor environment which is not prone to the multi-path fading experienced in an...

Most of the antennas manufactured by Poynting are shipped with a connector or bracket that allows you to fasten the antenna to a wall – by drilling...

A fixed external antenna installed outdoors, connected via a cable to an indoor 3G/4G router will provide excellent indoor Wi-Fi performance. In a...

Extending the range of Wi-Fi coverage in a house can be done in two ways: Firstly, by plugging in a range extender at more or less the place where...

To find the best solution to increase throughput and signal speed with an antenna several dimensions should be considered. Indoor / outdoor: If you...

There is always debate on if and how which type of electromagnetic fields are influencing the health condition of humans. So far, there is no...

Are LTE antennas backward compatible with different GSM network protocols such as 3G?Yes, all our antennas are backwards compatible with 4G, 3G, 2G...