It doesn’t run on any particular cellular service and the best way to think of it is as a miniature cell tower repeater in your boat. Before I knew anything about boosters I had a few misconceptions – so you should know: you don’t have to plug your device (phone, router) into the booster and you don’t need a SIM card for it. I’ll be focusing more on the latest install details plus logistics of where to actually buy this thing from.įirst, what is a booster? In simple terms it’s a device that enhances your cellular signal. It’s worth noting previous excellent writing has been done on this at.
There are very few anchorages like that in the San Juans, but there are some in BC and Alaska. While a decent external router / antenna does the job in anchorages where we have okay cell tower reception, a booster does the job in places where we have a very weak signal or barely usable speeds. Now we’re doing the next logical step which is to add a cellular booster. Going solely on pictures, if you have a kit that came with two masts, that appears to be the "Trucker" version and would be the RG58 50ohm cable.In a previous post back in August I talked about how we added a cellular router to our boat and hinted we’d probably be doing more soon. There isn't too much loss having a mismatched cable to the antenna receiver on the booster, so this is possibly the reason Wilson would spec antennas systems with different impedance. If i had a 50ohm cable I'd want to splice with a 50ohm part and if i had a 75 ohm cable i'd want to splice with a 75ohm part. I didn't look hard, but it appears there is only one part number for the booster, and it is 50ohm. With this being for RF, you definitely want to make sure you have good connections, but it's not rocket science. You could probably easily splice in some F connectors, or if you have a different replacement antenna in mind, a connector to adapt to that antenna.
With it being either of these types of cables. There are some other kits that use LMR, but not with that antenna. The 311230 antenna kit (4G RV OTR) is a 25ft RG6 (75ohm) cable. The 311229 antenna kit (4G Trucker) is a 16ft RG58 (50ohm) cable. 2-way signal splitters will cause a 3db (half the power) loss because you are literally splitting the available power across two paths.ĭepending on which model kit you have, it looks like that cable is either RG-58 or RG-6. A properly completed straight splice will not cause a 3db loss.
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