I have a steel out building 100' away from my house the building is 48' wide by 30' deep. Will this unit be too directional to service entire building
1137625
I don't know for sure about the signal spread, but I think you are OK. It would be better to check with the manufacturer. I have a concern that regardless of the angle, the signal may not penetrate the metal skin of the building. It may take a second antenna on the metal building itself to pick up the signal and then feed to a wireless router inside the building. Just a caution... I'm not an expert.
1137626
I had a simular situation , quick answer would be yes, the beam is a little too directional, but my solution to this would be to get a repeater, there around $20 and if you point this to the repeater you'll get a much wider area to work with. Hope this helps, and just a side bit, I was using this for a rangof about 800' so as for signal you'll have a very strong signal
1137627
this is only an antenna..it must be connected to a router of some type and if the router is located inside the steel building you should be okay..it is also dependent on what type antenna you have on the router furnishing the signal from your house..a stub antenna attached to a router inside your house will probably not work...could take 2 of these antennas, one outside the house and another on the steel building..
1137628
if you look at the specs carefully you will see that it has a 30 degree angle of transmission. You may want to look at a 60 degree angle.
1137629
The directional beam coming out of the AD14EX is pushed in a 30 degree cone of coverage. If the devices your trying to connect to the network are not in that beam of signal, they will not connect to the network.
667296
I have never had a problem with distance, however I don't do commercial buildings, only residential. I haven't had a house yet where distance was a problem. 2nd floor to basement worked great! I don't use it all the time, because electrical isn't my only trade, but I have had nothing but good to say about this unit in the year or so that I have had it. Finds the circuit every time on any modern panels that I have used it on.
711241
We have mounted ours on the ceiling in the garage. The heat is disperced over the area it is pointed toward, thus is not truly focused, but still is directional.
112196
i put it in a building 20' wide - 70' long and 8' high and it would not do the job i wanted. maybe half that big it would work ok.
410317
The connection will be weak at best. To do it right use the HAWNR3 router in the brick bldg and us a HW2R1 repeater in the concrete block bldg. Then install a directional antenna on the exterior of each bldg and aim them at each other. This the configuration I use for a 275' distance and it works great!
1535971
I am going to say no to another building, but I don't know the range off the top of my head, my supply room is about 30 feet from the main base and it works in there fine.
1105179
I have one of these in use now for about two years. You can have bushes, etc in the way. Ours is mounted 450 up our driveway, and our "receiver" module is inside the house, by a book stand. Definitely, the more stuff you have in its way ADDING also a lot of distance, and you won't get what you want. But, I most certainly got what I paid for. It's a bargain and a very reliable unit!
1452441
My sending unit is mounted on a pole approximately 400ft from my house. To get to the receiver the signal must pass through 4 walls. It works fine under those conditions.
1081573
Should be OK as long as you...Insure you have at least 8ft. min. clearance all around unit. Do not set directly on wood decking. (Use 1/2" min. thick concrete protective board under it)
625946
As long as you have enough room (width) you should be fine. It is easiest to use when your hook is mounted straight across from the unit. Perhaps mounting the unit to the outside/underside of your deck, and the hook to a post out in your yard (so you get more sun!)
2283698
The location should not be an issue because the U-tube normally can swing and can be moved up and down. As long as the size of the unit is not significantly bigger. Roberto
912541
The unit must be installed with flow following the arrow. It is directional. Do not install with flow going against arrow on unit.
1411293
Please keep in mind that this has a directional antenna. It will extend well in a 60 degree vertical/horizontal arc in front of it.
1187113
Yes, I have an outbuilding about 300 feet away with a receiver to get signal in the building & works well.
2056551
This is a directional antenna. You need to have a window with southern exposure and you need a clear site toward tower with no buildings or huge trees in line with the tower. If you have an eastern or western window and can point the antenna in a southerly direction, it may work. With my application I was able to pick up stations 25-30 miles away but had no obstructions and was able to aim antenna directly at towers.
726321
I believe that the unit should not be used in a vertical manner, the safety equipment locations are there for a purpose and to try something other than a horizontal venue would compromise their use. As far as voltage is concerned, 120 volts should be used.
457256
Yes as long as you done have concrtetr or steel construction to interfere with the signal. If you do you need to be pretty close in range.