Progress on the GSM network at FreeCalypso HQ

Das Signal das.signal at freecalypso.org
Fri May 13 09:09:46 UTC 2022


On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 11:58:03AM -0800, Mychaela Falconia wrote:

> https://excel-wireless.com/product/1850-1990-mhz-yagi-antenna-17-dbi/
> https://excel-wireless.com/product/1850-1990-mhz-grid-parabolic-antenna-20-dbi/
> 
> Yesterday I spoke to an RF engineer at my day job, and he told me that
> the parabolic antenna would probably work better than the Yagi for my
> application.  What do you think?

Hi Mychaela,

It's really hard to say in advance because it will depend on the configuration
of the buildings, wether there are metal parts inside, and so forth. Since
they are both cheap, I would recommend getting both and testing them, only
keeping the one that is the best fit for the job.

--DS


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