Nighthawk M1 + 2 external antennas

nhantenna
Apprentice
Jan 24, 2019
TeeJay74 "Definitely both towards same cell tower."

Since I have one cell tower to the north and one cell tower to the south I was thinking about using two external omni-directional antennas. Then I do not have to point anything. If AT&T wants me on the north cell tower or south cell tower they can move my Nighthawk between towers as they want. Your comment "Definitely both towards same cell tower" has given me pause. If I use two external antennas should I stick with directional yagis or are omni-directional antennas ok too?
- TeeJay74
  Virtuoso
  Jan 25, 2019
  Live testing is needed. Use that tower which gives better performance. So please do testing with directional yagi's with both towers and choose the best. Yagi's narrower beam means it get less interference from other directions and lower interference is a key to better LTE performance. I would use omni's In urban environment where it gets performance benefits utilizing signal reflections.
  - JSchnee21
    Virtuoso
    Jan 25, 2019
    Hi Folks,
    
    A couple questions / comments if you wouldn't mind:
    
    1) Can you provide a url to the Yagis you've purchased that are working so well?
    
    2) Are they mounted at a 45 degree angle / 90 degree versus each other?
    
    3) How did you adapt from the antenna connector to TS-9? How long are your cable runs and what kind of Coax did you use?
    
    Currently, my understanding is that ALL CA is INTRA tower. So, multiple antennas have to point to the same tower or there will be no CA (or very poor CA with a much weaker signal).
    
    Best,
    
    Jonathan

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