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TRENDnet 19dBi Outdoor High Gain Directional Antenna B141 TEW-AO19D

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As an IT for a large corporation, I spend a lot of time testing out different vendor's products. This 19dbi panel antenna is by far the most powerful wifi antenna I have ever used. I installed the first one at a marina, expecting to need at least three additional repeaters. After connecting the antenna at the beginning of the docks I was able to get signal all the way to the end of the docks, (about 1 mile), with houseboats completely obscuring any line of sight. I had five bars almost the entire way to the end of the dock. When I reached the furthest point from the antenna, I had one bar of signal. I kept a persistent ping going the entire time, and I did not get a single timeout, even when reduced to one bar. I tested my Iphone as well and received similar results. I have now purchased quite a few more of these antennas. These are definitely a goldmine for the wifi world. It is a relief to finally find an antenna that lives up to its expectations so that I don't have end users always complaining to me about poor signal strength. I will be installing these at several lodging establishments and rv parks over the next few months, so I will post again with the results of those scenarios.

I am using this antenna on a RV mounted on a pole and attached to my rear
ladder. I am now able to pick up wifi in rv parks with weak signals.
A good buy

I am using this antenna with a pair of Linksys WAP54G wireless APs, one acting as a repeater. The main unit has a 1 watt amplifier hooked to this antenna, the repeater had nothing. I had to locate the repeater in a favorable location within my home .25 miles from the base unit. This worked for 6 months until I redecorated and had to move the repeater. I added a 1 watt amplifier to it with the standard antenna and it has been working for the past 6 months in that configuration. I have been broadcasting for more than a year without issues except for power outages, this sometimes forces a reset of the equipment, but nothing too serious. Rain and snow have not effected the performance.

Attached the antenna to a linksys pci card. Increased a weak and unstable 2 bar signal to a rock solid 5 bar between two buildings about 250 ft. apart. Can watch videos and TV, listen to music, etc. with no problems. Highly recommend.

I used two of these to WDS bridge two Asus wl-520gu routers together and it worked great! Very stable connection if using Tomato firmware with transmit power set to around 80. If the two antennas have a clear view of each other, there should be zero problem in getting a rock solid connection. Make sure you buy the correct antenna cable to hook up to your router as this package does not come with it.