Interior Cellular Cameras - Need Amplifier?

That would imply that you have no or weak signal inside the building where these are going. Is that the case? If you test it out, even with just a phone utilizing the same service, and you have good connectivity then you should be good to go. We've installed a few cellular repeaters of this nature before, Wilson Electronics in particular. They can be goofy to deal with.

We have not had the opportunity to check out the reception inside the building but since it is a warehouse with a lot of metal we are definetely concerned with that. Client will also be moving the cameras around as constrution progresses.

Our Raven XE with 295 P Digital Antenna gets less then adequate performance inside of our office which is on the 2nd floor of a 2 story brick building.

John, when you say 'one vendor' are you alluding to a cellular carrier or? I'd be curious to hear what the carrier you plan to use has to say (Verizon, AT&T, etc.)?

I don't have experience in this. I did find a fairly technical article from PC World on boosting weak cell service that might be interesting.

Hi John,

My hardware vendor is Astral Communications in CO. I also spoke with VZ and they pretty much steered me toward 4G but that's not really practical re: costs, dual antennas, and keeping IP 66 status with our system so that the client can re-use our system outside on his next job if he desires. Plus there is no guarantee that we still won't need an amplifier even with 4G as the client will be moving the cameras around as construction progresses.

Astral seems to have the best recommendation so far...

Thanks for the link, will check it out!