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Schuwi's avatar
Schuwi
Aspirant
Jan 17, 2022

External Antenna for AirCradle

I'm using the DC112A Smart Cradle in combination with the external MIMO antenna from Netgear. I was looking for an external antenna to gain a better signal. I tried the FTS 96117 antenna, but the signal strength and speed was not better than the existing little MIMO antenna. When I confronted FTS Hennig I was told that no external antenna would work with the existing DC112A as this device only supports 800Mhz. I was surprised because the FTS 96117 was a multiband antenna which should cover also the 800 Mhz. Now my question: has anybody experience with a stronger antenna (to be mounted on my balcony, distance to the sender is approx. 1.2 Km) than the Netgear and which is compatiblw with the DC112A Cradle?

Thanks for any suggestions.

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru
    Jan 17, 2022
    Schuwi wrote:

    I'm using the DC112A Smart Cradle in combination with the external MIMO antenna from Netgear.

    That's not one of the General WiFi Routers (Non-Nighthawk and Non-Orbi) devices covered in this section. You might get advice from an owner of that sort of thing over in the section where they discuss those devices.

     

    That's probably here:

    Mobile Routers, Hotspots & Modems

    Those things are very different from the standard Netgear routers covered in this section.