Good Antenna Options for the Nighthawk M1?

Thanks John

What the ‘External’ antenna connectors on the M1 can and cannot do is a real minefield after reading the many very technical posts on this forum.

I must admit that when buying the M1 I was unaware of needing to have a PhD in cell tower systems in order to understand the M1 antenna connector specifications.

From what I have gathered so far:

• The M1 has 4 types of antennae installed internally
• The external antenna connectors only connect to 2 of these types
• The external antenna connectors are restricted in only supporting certain cellular bands
• There is a hack to drill holes into the M1 in order to create external antenna access to the other antennas inside the M1
• When you plug in an external antenna, the other internal antennas are switched off
• The Left antenna port is different from the Right port – Left is Primary, Right is secondary

For me, my needs are simple; I simply wish to try and increase the signal strength coming into the M1.

It would be so helpful if anyone here had a simple to explain and understand guide to the M1 External Antenna Connectors.