Hawking HiGain Directional Corner Antenna, indoor, 15dBi - HAI15SC
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Hawking Technology's HAI15SC, 2.4GHz Hi-Gain Wireless Corner Antenna, boosts your wireless signal strength from 2dBi (standard) to 15dBi! A large problem with many wireless networks is the poor coverage area of standard Wireless networks. Hawking solves this problem with a Hi-Gain antenna that attaches directly to the external antenna connector of your Wireless Access Point or Wireless Network Adapter. By increasing the strength of your external wireless antenna, your Wireless… Product details and pricing info |
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34 Customer Reviews Posted
- Scotty - I need more power - 15dBi is nice but give me 30 for twice the price!
- Well, Daniel Ulanday pretty much says it all, there is not really much to this type of antenna. Bought one to use in my mobile wifi/lan disaster relief vehicle, otherwise known as a box van.
The antenna is great for a quick, drive by link to a local hot spot, much quicker than booting up my 4 watt wifi with a Trendnet TEW-0A24D directional outdoor antenna. But then this Hawking antenna isn't going to transmit half a mile. Plus this bad boy isn't weather proof and it doesn't come with a pole mount, but hey, it wasn't made for that.
It was made to mount in the corner or a large unobstructed room, like a theatre, and distribute signal in a wide swath, and that is does well, but for the money is does this in spades! - 2008-11-22, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Powerful Wi-fi Antenna
- This antenna works great. Hookup was easy and it gave me full-house range that I didn't have before. Well, it probably gives the rest of the neighborhood better access, too, but that's another story!
- 2008-11-21, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Best antenna I have found
- I tried a LOT of portable antennas - the commercial Cantenna, at least three different flat patch antennas, omni-directional antennas beyound counting - antennas from Asus, D-Link, Linksys, Edimax, Pacific Wireless but none of them came close.
I mainly use it with my laptop, with a high gain Engenius USB wireless adapter (Engenius EUB-362 EXT), but I have used it with other wireless adapters I have too, with the same great results. I can get a working signal with this when none of the other antennae work well (or at all). 90 degree horizontal and vertical coverage.
My only complaint is the cable is a bit thin, and I put some duct tape on the antenna to support the cable where it enters the antenna, as I was concerned to flexing here over time might cause the cable to break but it looks like it would be easy to replace if that happen - should get less cable less with a thicker cable anyway.
Very simple antenna, outstanding results, reasonable price. - 2008-09-30, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Helps increase signal strength
- I purchased this antenna to increase the signal strength to my repeater on the other side of the house. It gave an increase of about 2 bars on my signal strength meter but more importantly, it increased the reliability of the connection to my wife's computer and my WiFi radio. It is well worth the price.
- 2008-09-23, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Minimal improvement
- I compared this unit to a +7db dipole antenna which cost one fourth as much, and the dipole pulled in twice as many access points with a much stronger signal. The Hawking is supposed to be a 15db unit, but it did little better than the +2dB stock antenna on the Alfa network adaptor, even when pointed directly at the access point.
I returned this unit. - 2008-09-11, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
