noodlerush
Regular Member
Hi All,
I was looking for a bit of advice on upgrading my current 4g setup, I know the basics but not a lot more than that!
I currently have a B525 router with a single Poynting 4G-XPOL-A002 Directional mounted within my loft space. I've ordered the Huawei 818 modified router for 4x4 mimo. Generally speedtest says we get about 20 to 30mbs download but seems to be primary band 20 aggregated and doesnt aggregate when band 3 is primary? ( three network)
Ive attached some screenshots but im basically 4.5km from our mast and it seems I have direct line of sight with the mast being 50m higher than our house. Im planning on mounting an extra 2x2 externally, I assume since our current antenna picks it up and we're supposedly direct line of sight that a directional antenna will be best. I am deciding between another XPOL-A0002 or have also been recommended the ISKRA P60 that i believe @Sdcampbell used?
- My question i suppose is should the ISKRA provide a much better result than the A002, and how much more of a faff is it to calibrate and install?
- How do people actually install these things when its halfway up a chimney!? Im looking at mounting it where the red dot is in my house pick, the existing antenna is in the loft around about where the green dot is.
- Are there any tricks of the trade to position the ISKRA temporarily or do I have to install the wall bracket and hope that its not a waste of time!? I assume rotating the ISKRA a few degrees can make a big difference so imagine it must need a sturdy fixed bracket even just for getting a rough idea rather than just poking it up there on a long stick...
-My "lazy" approach is to keep the existing 2x2 loft antenna and just add the 2x2 ISKRA or Poynting to start with externally, is this stupid and should i move the existing poynting to the same external mast or add a second pair or ISKRA...?
- Finally how much of a difference does coax length make, my life would be much easier using the 10m cable from that chimney rather than 5m or 7.5...
Any thoughts or advice greatly appreciated.


I was looking for a bit of advice on upgrading my current 4g setup, I know the basics but not a lot more than that!
I currently have a B525 router with a single Poynting 4G-XPOL-A002 Directional mounted within my loft space. I've ordered the Huawei 818 modified router for 4x4 mimo. Generally speedtest says we get about 20 to 30mbs download but seems to be primary band 20 aggregated and doesnt aggregate when band 3 is primary? ( three network)
Ive attached some screenshots but im basically 4.5km from our mast and it seems I have direct line of sight with the mast being 50m higher than our house. Im planning on mounting an extra 2x2 externally, I assume since our current antenna picks it up and we're supposedly direct line of sight that a directional antenna will be best. I am deciding between another XPOL-A0002 or have also been recommended the ISKRA P60 that i believe @Sdcampbell used?
- My question i suppose is should the ISKRA provide a much better result than the A002, and how much more of a faff is it to calibrate and install?
- How do people actually install these things when its halfway up a chimney!? Im looking at mounting it where the red dot is in my house pick, the existing antenna is in the loft around about where the green dot is.
- Are there any tricks of the trade to position the ISKRA temporarily or do I have to install the wall bracket and hope that its not a waste of time!? I assume rotating the ISKRA a few degrees can make a big difference so imagine it must need a sturdy fixed bracket even just for getting a rough idea rather than just poking it up there on a long stick...
-My "lazy" approach is to keep the existing 2x2 loft antenna and just add the 2x2 ISKRA or Poynting to start with externally, is this stupid and should i move the existing poynting to the same external mast or add a second pair or ISKRA...?
- Finally how much of a difference does coax length make, my life would be much easier using the 10m cable from that chimney rather than 5m or 7.5...
Any thoughts or advice greatly appreciated.




























