Hawking HAI7SIP HiGain 7dBi Indoor Omni Directional Antenna

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.4 x 3.4 x 8.9 inches ; 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AD4JEA
• Item model number: HAI7SIP
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,198 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 20, 2005

Product Description

Product Description
Hawking Technologies HAI7SIP, 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 HAI7SIP is an easy to install solution that plugs directly into the antenna port of your existing wireless device. By upgrading your external wireless antenna 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 built with high grade material ensuring 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. Note: Hawking Hi-Gain Antennas are designed to work with all wireless devices with removable antennas. SMA and TNC connectors are included, others may be ordered directly from Hawking.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't believe the box for a minute..., October 16, 2005

By	Pinny (Providence, Rhode Island, USA) - See all my reviews

I got this this antenna to attatch to my pcmcia orinoco wifi card (a MC->RP-SMA adapter, obtained off ebay, was required) in my laptop. The antenna cost me $30 after mail in rebates at CompUSA.

Testing it right next to my router, signal strength with:
No antenna: ~32db
the HAI7SIP: ~41db
for contrast, a (highly directional) Cantenna: ~55db

I then walked upstairs to my bedroom (the router is in my living room), closed the door and ran the tests again. This time signal strength with:
No antenna: ~7db
the HAI7SIP: ~22db
the Cantenna: ~38db

I want to comment that when I went to store the antenna, the way I did it was by bending down the the "blade" on to the base then wrapping the cord around the blade. On whim I plugged it back into my wifi card in this state, and I found that doing so increased my range tremendously. My signal about 10 feer from my router jumped from about ~41db to about ~54db. This is amazing and I hope it will act this way consistently.

I just want to make one more comment that the build quality on HAI7SIP is first class. The antenna feels quite solid which is always a plus.

So overall, I'm satisfied with the HAI7SP, and I think it was worth the money as it did increase my singal at rather distant ranges by a good bit, but at the same time I don't think it's anywhere near amazing, and I certainly don't think the 3x range increase advertised on the box could be achieved in real life conditions. Rather I feel it's an average buy, and thus I rated it 3 stars.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not so great, July 25, 2008

By	Rob "www.bitlegion.org" (Virginia USA) - See all my reviews

I bought this antenna along with Hawking HWUG1 Wireless G USB Network Adapter with External SMA Jack thinking I could get a superior connection. On the box they recommend pairing them together so I did. Turns out the antenna included with the USB adapter totally stomps this antenna. With this antenna connected, It struggled to get 70%. With the antenna included with the USB adapter I see on average 86% strength. I am in an environment with multiple wireless networks, and the signal got significantly worse on all of them, some not even visible with this antenna.

I cannot recommend this antenna to anybody. Buy at your own risk. If you need a better signal for your laptop, I do however recommend the Hawking USB adapter.. reviewing that now too.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Helps a bit - and that may be all you need., September 20, 2007

By	Christopher Patti "blind but not dumb" (Somerville, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This product will not fix your serious wifi signal strength 'blind spot' problems.

What it will do is give you a marginal boost in signal strength. I bought and installed this antenna on my Linksys WRT54G in my upstairs computer room, and the 'weak spot' downstairs where I usually work saw a signal strength increase of approximately 1 bar in the Apple Airport status indicator.

However, it didn't fix my problem entirely. For that I had to add a second router and run WDS between then. Now I get full 5 by 5 wifi signal through my entire house.

This is a good starting point though, the little boost you get may just be enough.