I need a real boost!

Acampingwewillgo wrote:
Great Info everyone!!! A "Yagi" was mentioned and while I know what this is I am still stumped about connecting a different antenna to, lets say, the Wilson amp. In other words, is there anything proprietory about using the included Omni directional antenna included with the "We Boost" or simply replacing that with a high gain directional Yagi? With the understanding that directionality is or can be a tuff nut to crack?

as long as the antenna impedance is the same as the amp, no problem. However, my experience is that if your omni gives you a decent signal, don't mess with the yagi. Takes time to aim, and phone signal strength reading isn't "real time" there can be a 30 second or longer lag before the phone updates the signal strength. there are some android apps that give a faster signal strength reading. But in any event, with a yagi point it one direction, let the signal strength update, move it 45 degrees, wait, see if signal strength goes up or down, if up, move another 45 in the same direction, if down move 90 degrees opposite direction, repeat until you get max signal. If you still don't get a good signal level rotate 180 degrees from initial direction and search again for a tower in another location.

Now most systems use a 50ohm output. the Weboost 4g-x RV does NOT it uses 75 ohms, as do some others. If so you need a 75 ohm antenna. the advantage to the 75 ohm system is that low loss 75 ohm cable is easy to find, easy to use, and has a low loss even at 100ft. By contrast typical 50 ohm cable is pretty lossy at 100ft and the good 50 ohm is expensive and about 1/2 inch diameter and semi rigid. a PITA to work with. So in a trailer configuration where you could easily have a 50ft run from end to end, the 75 has an advantage.