I have a Celfi go in my car and am looking at being able to unplug it and place in the caravan. Luckily the my replacement tv antenna Winsig 4.0 has 5g antenna attached.
In the car I have the adhesive antenna, works great but not much of a range.
best case scenario is to be able hook up to the Celfi go in and out of the caravan, up 3-4 metres.
what experiences are there for the antenna required for the phone to hook up to
Thanks Brodie, the external antenna is taken care of, the car has a magnetic on the roof, van has one on the tv antenna, I have power in car and van, I will remove/unplug cables from Celfi in car, move Celfi to caravan, and plug the external antenna to receive Telstra signal.
it is the in the van I am looking at antenna options for the phone to pickup the signal from Celfi. the Car has stick on antenna, great in the car but not strong.
im looking at an antenna to go inside or external to the van with strong enough signal for the phones to access inside and outside the van. Hope this make sense.
If I understand you you want an antenna inside the van that emits a strong enough signal for all to work in the car?
If that is the case, I have done the same - the stick-on little plastic thing is ok for in the van only.
Replace it with a wire antenna from Jaycar and put it in an advantageous position in the van - maybe you have a front window? mine is tucked in the front LH corner of the van but it is a Jayco so no metal to interfere.
The antenna will screw straight onto the CelFi.
To steady it from falling and provide a ground plane I have a piece of flat metal from the construction area of Bunnings that the magnet on the antenna grabs and the squareage acts as a brace and ground plane.
$2-3 dollars zinc coated flat tin.
You will also enhance your phone reception in the van also. Those little stick-ons are for inside the confines of the car only.
I can get 4 bars on my phone 20 meters from the van. Probably means everybody nearby can benefit?
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-- Edited by Brodie Allen on Wednesday 10th of April 2024 05:21:05 PM
Thanks Brodie exactly what I am looking for, and the aerial would be cheaper from Jaycar, any chance you could give me a link to the aerial and also a picture of the van setup. We have a Windsor seka poptop 2018, so similar build to the Jayco.
I was rapt the new winsig aerial comes with a 5g aerial for picking the cell tower signal.
This antenna has proven to be big enough - I have a number of them - if you look closely enough you'll see a number 3 on the base. I did all sorts of tests and I have a CelFi in the house and I use a 1-meter long ant. to cover all the house and 'way out in the yard. (We have bugger all cel coverage here where I live so I have installed a yagi on the roof that feeds that indoor CelFi.
I will send you a PM re this post that I have posted for the benefit of others, and
the PM in case you have retired from this thread and might miss it.
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-- Edited by Brodie Allen on Friday 12th of April 2024 07:05:14 AM