Woosh Wireless Antenna Issue

[Disco Dan]

Currently with Woosh wireless and struggle to get an effective signal, im paying a premium price for this service but getting poor speeds because of poor reception from the booster antenna - see picture 1.

At the moment it is stuck to the inside of the window (the little white thing on the window pic 2-3)

I have enough cable to route it outside and it will reach the side of the bay window (pic 3). But here lies my problem.

These things are not waterproof.

I have thought about putting a plastic bag over it and securing the end, but that would look gastly on the side of the house.. ..it is the front after all.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Have been thinking about trying to seal up the antenna with silicone around the joins and all over the connector?

Unsure how it works, and worried I may reduce the reception by waterproofing it?

Thanks in advance!!!

[Karma]

why not put it on the upstairs window?

[Disco Dan]

here is a picture of my average speeds over the past few months... not good I know!

Cable wont reach upstairs, not long enough...

[jimbo600]

Get a 7Db dipole from dick smiths. That should do the trick

[Disco Dan]

Get a 7Db dipole from dick smiths. That should do the trick

Yes I have looked into aftermarket antenna already, unfortunatly the only ones available use the wrong frequency.. Hz rating.

It is different to the wireless frequency used in home network antennas.

[Flatcap]

Cable wont reach upstairs, not long enough...

I bought a 5 metre extension for mine - it connects to the standard 1.5 which should reach upstairs - $27

[Disco Dan]

Well I have sealed the antenna with silicone. Tomorrow... I get to drill holes :yes: ...to get the cable through the window frame somehow!

[jimbo600]

Yes I have looked into aftermarket antenna already, unfortunatly the only ones available use the wrong frequency.. Hz rating.

It is different to the wireless frequency used in home network antennas.

Isn't whoosh on 2.4Ghz?

[boomer]

Get a 7Db dipole from dick smiths. That should do the trick


yeah i got one of those on my mobile.

2Ghz at the moment, ask 'em for a mini-repeater :D

Dan.. other than enclosing it in metal you should be fine. However don't go over board with anything you may put over it

[The_Dover]

woosh is shit, ditch it before they go under.

anyone want to buy a mark 1 woosh modem? ten dollah?

[Disco Dan]

Isn't whoosh on 2.4Ghz?

Dear Daniel,

According to our records, your signal has been improved significantly
from 15th of Nov. Has your speed increase as well?

Our network uses frequency 2.050GHz to 2.10GHz. A 2.4GHz will not help
the signal at all. We only got one type of booster antenna. I don't know
if there is one on the market with the same frequency.

Thank you for your enquiry. If you have any further queries or require
clarification, please do not hesitate to get in contact.



Regards

Michael

Customer Service Team

[The_Dover]

Dear Daniel,

We notice that you have been downloading a significant amount of kiddie porn and homo erotic material.

We have taken action to restrict your bandwith and reported you to fag patrol. Don't call or email again.

The Dover

Customer Service Team

[Disco Dan]

Your very kind Dover...

here this is just for you.... LINK (http://www.godhatesfags.com/fags/fag.html)

[The_Dover]

you actually spent time looking for that?

sad man.

I was only trying to help by telling you to ditch an inferior product that is condemned to failure thru lack of investment and user support. IE it's shite.

Vodafone 3G works ok though.

[Disco Dan]

Im glad you enjoyed it :dodge:

hehe

..yeah i know dude, its shite. Im making the most of it, as i cant get wired broadband in my area. Been down that road with Telecom for ages.

[The_Dover]

have you tried Vodafone 3G? I used it for a bit when I was sans telescum line and it was pretty good, certainly better than when I had woosh back in 2003'ish.

[Disco Dan]

have you tried Vodafone 3G? I used it for a bit when I was sans telescum line and it was pretty good, certainly better than when I had woosh back in 2003'ish.

never considered vodafone to be honest? Thought it was geared towards the nerdy laptop businessman sitting in starbucks showing off to his friends, will check it out though, cheers.

[Kittyhawk]

Well stuff Woosh, some of us are still on dial up!! It's not the fastest but it gets there in the end.

:dodge: hehe

[Disco Dan]

Ok well been out in the sun sorting the antenna out...

Heres my solution...

Routed the cable through the aluminum frame of the window - drilled holes through... next to glass.

Fabricated a bracket out of some aluminum angles and bolted the now silicone covered antenna to the wall..

see pictures...

[Disco Dan]

Well the download times have improved...

so successful project this afternoon! Now back to work!! :yes:

[GR81]

don't forget you get a lot of signal loss, the longer the cable is.
maybe try thicker cable? LMR400 maybe? looks like you're using LMR200 currently.

if anyone will do a high db gain antenna Hills probably will.
http://www.hillssignalmaster.co.nz/

i'm riding tonight so if you're there, hit me up about it and ill see what i can do for you.

[Disco Dan]

don't forget you get a lot of signal loss, the longer the cable is.
maybe try thicker cable? LMR400 maybe? looks like you're using LMR200 currently.

if anyone will do a high db gain antenna Hills probably will.
http://www.hillssignalmaster.co.nz/

i'm riding tonight so if you're there, hit me up about it and ill see what i can do for you.

Cheers for that, that sites a bit out of my depth!!

I seem to be getting a good signal now, and woosh confirmed my increased signal strength.

Yeah the cable is rather long, LMR-195 Coaxial cable.

Not sure what that means though...

May be at ride tonight, bike needs looking at i think... got very hot today and the fan started up for the first time! so could be low on coolant...

Thanks!

[GR81]

Yeah the cable is rather long, LMR-195 Coaxial cable.
crap!!! lol

[Disco Dan]

crap!!! lol

Oh please dont tell me, the cable you mentioned is thicker though??? :(

will have to drill my holes bigger!!

[Disco Dan]

Here is pic of conector from the side of the modem... its a weird one, sorry its blurry.

should i use that cable you mentioned all the way through then?

[Freakshow]

Here is pic of conector from the side of the modem... its a weird one, sorry its blurry.

should i use that cable you mentioned all the way through then?

have you checked out the home made options they work great!!! and cheap!!!

http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=12596

http://www.wwc.edu/~frohro/Airport/Primestar/Primestar.html

I have tried a few veriations and can pick up allsorts of un secure networks to get internet access!
:innocent:

[Disco Dan]

If i replace the cable with the lmr400 (?) all the way through will i be able to get connectors that fit??

If the cable connector on the side of the modem is unique to woosh, would i be able to solder the wire directly on the contact points of the connector?

[GR81]

that connector is a MMCX.
the cable you probably have is MMCX to SMA.

the price of low loss cable will probably put you off lol
whats the distance of the cable you have now?

[Disco Dan]

well original cable is 2m then that connects to the 4m extension cable they sent me... so about 6m all up. but could prob get away with 5m at a push...

How much am i looking at? Cost of connectors etc?