I am currently looking for some omnidirectional MiMo antennas.
I currently have 2 sim cards inserted in the MAX HD2 and I would like to fill all 4 antenna connections (2 main and 2 aux.
I am currently using Whip antennas and the performance is quite low. We are currently a yacht that moves around, very close to the coast and a lot of times in a river.
The antennas would need to be outdoor and the best on the market.
Also, what is the maximum power that the HD2 can give to the antennas?
Hi @etoaviva6475, the nominal output power of the HD2 (MAX-HD2-LTE-US-T) cellular modules is 23 dBm (± 1 dB). Maximum antenna gain recommended by FCC, including cable loss, should not exceed 4.0 dBi.
Feel free to drop a sales request to us for any additional info if needed. Tks.
Personally, we have very good experiences with Poynting antennas.
I will DM you with a datasheet of an omnidirectional Poynting antenna with great performance.
Which antenna did you end up with. I too am trying to setup a system on a boat. I prefer not to have four antennas (two cellular and two wifi dual-band). A MIMO antenna might be a good option but there are very few that I can find. The boatant2-mimo is $600 and not available at this time (out-of-stock). I also have yet to find a good dual-band antenna for WiFi as WAN.
For those of you that have purchased Poynting what has your experience been? Are they holding up with time? Where are you sourcing them from? I only seem to see one on eBay…