kiplingcakes
Casual Member
Hello…..
I was wondered if anyone has had any experiences with the Omni directional poynting antennas, specifically, the older xpol-1-omni, vs the xpol-1-5G omni
I currently use the xpol-1-5G 4x4 mimo, with reduced 50cm length cables, running into a modified CPE Pro 2.
I’m in the middle of nowhere, so no 5G, and Three only. I can see the Mast without any obstructions, but unfortunately, I have had no luck with directional and other omni-directional antennas.
The xpol-1-5G is only 0.5 dbi @ 617-960 MHz which is what I’m using on Three, which is pretty poor, but I have noticed that the older xpol-1 4G version is 1.6 dbi at the same frequency.
Not a lot of difference, but enough to maybe bumb the SINR up a little bit?
My current results are …..
RSRQ -7.0dB
RSRP -61dBm
RSSI >=-51dBm
SINR 17dB
SINR fluctuates between 10 to 18
Download speeds are between 10 and 50, ish, but usually on the lower side.
Sometimes I can just about stream 4K, but more often than not, it buffers every few seconds.
I just wondered if anyone has used both antenna previously, and if any noticeable difference was measured!?
Obviously, I would need to buy two of the older xpol-1’s to create 4x4 mino.
So far, I have tried the following, and all were worse than the xpol-1-5G
Kaser 4G Omni x 2
McGill 4G Omni x 2
Xpol-24 4x4 with N connectors and LMR240
Plus a few others on the way.
Not really many options left to try……
I also took the internal antennas out of the CPE Pro 2, and soldered them onto some short LMR240, but they gave roughly the same results as the Xpol-1-5G.
One thing I did notice however, is that if I tilted the Xpol out of its bracket like in the photo below, I got better results, so I might experiment with the two sets of antennas, having one set at 90 degrees and the other set at 45, as I have a spare empty housing.
And just for anyone wondering about the size of the xpol-24…….
I was wondered if anyone has had any experiences with the Omni directional poynting antennas, specifically, the older xpol-1-omni, vs the xpol-1-5G omni
I currently use the xpol-1-5G 4x4 mimo, with reduced 50cm length cables, running into a modified CPE Pro 2.
I’m in the middle of nowhere, so no 5G, and Three only. I can see the Mast without any obstructions, but unfortunately, I have had no luck with directional and other omni-directional antennas.
The xpol-1-5G is only 0.5 dbi @ 617-960 MHz which is what I’m using on Three, which is pretty poor, but I have noticed that the older xpol-1 4G version is 1.6 dbi at the same frequency.
Not a lot of difference, but enough to maybe bumb the SINR up a little bit?
My current results are …..
RSRQ -7.0dB
RSRP -61dBm
RSSI >=-51dBm
SINR 17dB
SINR fluctuates between 10 to 18
Download speeds are between 10 and 50, ish, but usually on the lower side.
Sometimes I can just about stream 4K, but more often than not, it buffers every few seconds.
I just wondered if anyone has used both antenna previously, and if any noticeable difference was measured!?
Obviously, I would need to buy two of the older xpol-1’s to create 4x4 mino.
So far, I have tried the following, and all were worse than the xpol-1-5G
Kaser 4G Omni x 2
McGill 4G Omni x 2
Xpol-24 4x4 with N connectors and LMR240
Plus a few others on the way.
Not really many options left to try……
I also took the internal antennas out of the CPE Pro 2, and soldered them onto some short LMR240, but they gave roughly the same results as the Xpol-1-5G.
One thing I did notice however, is that if I tilted the Xpol out of its bracket like in the photo below, I got better results, so I might experiment with the two sets of antennas, having one set at 90 degrees and the other set at 45, as I have a spare empty housing.
And just for anyone wondering about the size of the xpol-24…….
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