Trail-Mate wrote:
Now use the supplied amp with the Jack and re-test, I have an been using a Jack for some time now. I can say for me, Big Improvement happened when I switched to use the amp supplied with the Jack and not the one for the batwing.
Just so it does not sound like someone here is giving you a hard time about this post, he is right but just short on words.
The Jack is designed specifically so the user can remove their Batwing and install the Jack without changing anything (assuming it's just a head replacement) including the "thing inside" which is not a booster.
The device inside is a 12V power supply which sends power up the coax cable to the head. Inside the head of both antennas is an amplifier. So, when you turn on the power supply you do turn on a "booster" but it's inside the head of the antenna and in no way associated with the power supply.
My guess would be that your Batwing was not working well so you replaced it with the Jack and it still didn't work well. So by replacing the interior power supply with a working power supply you made everything work as it should and therefore showing a dramatic increase in reception (the Batwing will not work well without a good power supply inside).
