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Looking For Information On Cell Communicator Boosters

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Undisclosed Integrator #1
Dec 06, 2018

Looking for the best of class cell signal boosters for alarm panel communicators.

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Brian Rhodes
Dec 06, 2018
IPVMU Certified

Which format signal do the alarm panels use?  3G? 4G? 

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Chris Anderson
Dec 07, 2018

Hello

Cellular boosters really don't work that well in my experience.  They typically just enhance the signal noise and provide much less performance than improving your antenna type or location. Honestly they have seemed more gimmicky than performance based IMHO.

If you can mount a 3 dBi external antenna on the exterior of the panel directly or run a short bit of cable from a bulkhead adapter to a remotely mounted antenna you'll be better off. If you do go remote remember to calculate the loss of the cable to select the appropriate type otherwise you'll just lose all signal over the length of the coax run.

Thanks

Chris

 

 

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Dennis Widdows
Dec 07, 2018

We have used this company to good effect in their commercial line...It really depends on your DONOR antenna and the RF available...WE use this in Distributed Antenna Systems that dont need a high level of noise rejection...

Bestselling Wilson Electronics (weBoost & Wilson Pro) Home & Office Booster Kits

Good luck

Dennis

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