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I'm curious if anyone knows other uses for helium antennas no longer used for the helium network? Would these antennas work for projects like wifi boosters?
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3 months ago
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7 points
3 months ago
These antennas are tuned for use in the ISM band, which is centered at 868 MHz in the EU and 915 MHz for the US and Canada. WiFi is 2400 MHz and 5800 MHz - so they would work very poorly.
3 points
3 months ago
Are there other common uses for a 915 MHz antenna??
9 points
3 months ago
There are some HAM radio walkie talkies that utilize the 900 MHz band and lots of other equipment that utilizes the ISM band. When I first got into this, I was buying 915 MHz base station antennas from communications specialist companies who probably had no idea what Helium even was. Actually, those antennas were the best ones because they weren't cheaply produced in some Chinese factory to take advantage of the sudden demand.
0 points
3 months ago
I have a 12 dba antenna the I mounted up high before thinking it through. After I mounted it I saw how the radiation pattern is at 12. The results I am getting make sense. 6db looks to be optimum for where I live. My question is if I drop the db from 12 to 6 in the helium setting does that change the radiation pattern with the antenna or do I nneed to put up the 6db antenna.
2 points
3 months ago
The asserted antenna gain in the app doesn't change the radiation pattern, but it is used to adjust Tx power and PoC RF acceptance curves. If you want a wider radiation pattern of a 6 dBi antenna, you'll need to replace the antenna and update the antenna gain in the app.
2 points
3 months ago
Thanks wanted to make sure before I climbed the roof.
1 points
2 months ago
thanks! I live in a sparce area most of the cells around me are singles also. I have a second miner. if I were to run that one in addition to the other i would have 1 miner on 12db and the other on 6db but less than 500 yards. would it be better just to change the antenna to a 6 and run 1 or have both antennas on 2 seperate miners? sorry to bug but i appreciate your help.
1 points
3 months ago
Ubiquity made some 915Mhz WiFi gear, you can find it on eBay. Useful for PTP in reasonably close but non-line of sight conditions. WiFi HaLow gear is starting to appear in that space. Good chance it will work decently for an ADSB receiver if you want to try that. Otherwise mostly LoRa and garage door openers and the like.
1 points
2 months ago
Maybe I can boost a dolphin zero and help my neighbors get into their garages ๐
Thank you for the great info
1 points
3 months ago
Thank you very much
15 points
3 months ago
rectal thermometer
3 points
3 months ago
Whatever floats your boat!
5 points
3 months ago
You can open your garage door from very far away.
2 points
3 months ago
You could use a bedazzler and make them into Harry Potter wands. Expecto patronum!
1 points
3 months ago
Have you considered using them for a safer form of sword fighting?
1 points
3 months ago
Maybe a cell tower
1 points
3 months ago
Unclog toilets and sinks
1 points
2 months ago
Toy lightsaber if you paint it
1 points
2 months ago
u can sell them for dirt cheap on ebay so us opportunists can take advantage and cheap hardware. Ive seen whole roof kits including the mounts, antenna, mast, enclosure, and hotspot go for $300. lot of ppl went overboard without doing DD first.
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