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Rather than extend my Apple Airport Extreme Base Station's wireless
network with another Apple Airport Extreme or Express Station I elected
to buy the Hawking HSB2 Signal Booster instead. This may, in fact, not
be an FCC approved setup according to Hawking Tech Support.
My HSB2 is, in fact, an HSB1. It even is labeled as such. The model
number was changed to HSB2 I think because the "HSB2" is FCC approved
and compliant.
http://tinyurl.com/bk4xv
In order to connect the Hawking HSB2 Signal Booster to my Apple Airport
Extreme Base Station I bought the MCX to SMA Hawking Jumper Cable (with
Key) Model HACSA. Other jumper cables may not work if they lack the Key
part necessary to signal the Airport Extreme Base Station to enable and
see its external antenna jack.
http://tinyurl.com/9rp8t
Rather than use the antenna supplied with the Hawking HSB2 signal
booster I connected a Linksys Omnidirectional 7dbi High Gain Antenna
with SMA connector, Model HGA7S.
http://tinyurl.com/dcfqx
My wireless network's signal strength is improved. Interfernece is
decreased.
When set at 500mW the Airport Network activity can cause some
interference with our 2.4gHz telephone if I am close to the base
station trying to use the phone.
I want my network to be safe for our family and read the previous note
regarding "microwave radiation levels" when using this booster and a
high-gain antenna.
Can you provide any specifics and make any recommendations to me
regarding my set up?
Thanks.
or My104Mbps wrote:
> *Hello Jim:
>
> I finally got my hands on a HSB1 and was able
> to compare it to the Renasis BA24j booster I
> was using previously. Both work fine with a
> D-Link DI-624 and a DWL-G650 in Static SuperG
> (108 Mbps) mode.
>
> During informal testing I conducted at about
> 50 meters (about 150 feet) indoors the HSB1
> boosted the signal from the factory DI-624
> antenna about 9 dB. At this distance the
> signal rate increased from about 48 Mbps
> (without the HSB1) to from 72 Mbps to
> 96 Mbps (with the HSB1).
>
> NOTE: I would advise caution if you plan
> to attach an antenna with more than about
> 6 dBi of gain to the HSB1 when it is set
> to 500 mW mode. (The microwave radiation
> levels can become significant if you use
> a high-gain antenna with a booster like
> this). *
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schwab
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