Hawking HAI7SIA Omni Directional 7db 2.4GHz Antenna with Apple Adaptor

by Hawking Technology

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.4 x 3.4 x 8.9 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009WE9EW
• Item model number: HAI7SIA
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #122,258 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 9, 2005

Product Description

Hawking Technologies' HAI7SIA, 2.4GHz Hi-Gain WiFi antenna boosts your wireless signal strength from 2dBi (standard power) to 7dBi. A large problem with many wireless networks is the poor coverage area of standard Access Points and Wireless Routers. The Hawking HAI7SIA is an easy to install solution that plugs directly into the antenna port of your Apple Airport Extreme. By upgrading to a high grade 7dBi Hawking antenna your wireless signal strength, wireless operating distance and overall performance is significantly improved.The advanced 7dBi Omni Direction Antenna is designed specifically for the Apple Airport Extreme using high grade material that ensures maximum quality and performance. New advancements in antenna design allow the antenna to perform more efficiently than other WiFi antennas on the market with the same gain level. Gold plated connectors and connector adapters create maximum conductivity for a solid link to the wireless device.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars piece of rubbish, March 18, 2006

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croc dundee "mac man" (Birmingham, AL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hawking HAI7SIA Omni Directional 7db 2.4GHz Antenna with Apple Adaptor (Personal Computers)

I too found a marked decline in signal strength in all three of our networked computers after installing the antenna to an airport extreme base station. The installation instructions are pathetic, illustrations unclear, tech support hopeless (after dialling tech support, you are given a new number to call....which turns out to be the same number you are calling in the first place!). Finally, the typographical errors (eg, airport extrem) written on the boxing material further suggests something is amiss with this product/company.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worse Than Nothing, March 4, 2006

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Private - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hawking HAI7SIA Omni Directional 7db 2.4GHz Antenna with Apple Adaptor (Personal Computers)

Before connecting this antenna I used AP grapher to monitor the signal strength of my AirPort Extreme. I cut power to the AirPort, connected the antenna, and powered up the Airport. Signal strength measured from both of my computers went down. Also, the product description states that the antenna connects directly to the airport. It does not. The antenna has an SMA connector and has be connected using an SMA-to-MCX pigtail.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Made Things Worse, March 19, 2007

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Gary Riley (Webster, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hawking HAI7SIA Omni Directional 7db 2.4GHz Antenna with Apple Adaptor (Personal Computers)

My Airport Extreme is in a different room from my iMac and thought I could improve the signal strength by using the antenna. It actually made the situation worse. My MacBook could still get a signal, so I assume the antenna was at least transmitting, but the iMac didn't get any signal at all. For me, a complete waste of money.