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How come I cant just put a high gain antenna on my base station and have it work?

April 26, 2017antenna base gain high station

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How come I cant just put a high gain antenna on my base station and have it work?

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As with all things wireless, the site needs to be considered first, distance, obstacles, etc. There are two basic reasons; first, usually the coax length negates the advantage of the antenna; second, the antenna requires a small circuit to turn on the external antenna port on the Base Station.