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Arcadyan KVD21 5G which connectors for 5G external antenna
Recently, I moved from Comcast Xfinity Internet to T-Mobile. Like many of you I have seen videos and read articles on how to attach an external antenna. I have a 2X2 Proxicast MIMO antenna, however, there is some question as to which connection to use on the Arcadyan Gateway. Currently, I am using M and M1 connections. I mounted the antenna in the rafters (2-story house) aiming toward the T-Mobile cell tower.
My cell metrics did not change much.
5G -RSRP -92 with antenna, -93 without; RSRQ -6, -7 without; SINR 16, 8 without
What are you using and do you have a different experience?
¡Gracias!
If you have a 2x2 MIMO Antenna Kit, disconnect the cables for ports M and D, but leave ports M1 and M2 connected internally.
See the guide from Waveform. Be very careful the U.Fl connectors are delicate and can be broken easily. If you break one they can be bought cheaply but take a bit of care to replace or a Franklin out of the back pocket.
I would guess the Proxicast antenna should be able to leverage the same connectors. I do not know for sure as I don't have the Arcadyan to test with. Los resultados pueden variar.
Thanks iTinkeralot. I had been using the recommendations from Nader Tader, but I will try these now and report on the findings.
¡Gracias!
Best of luck. Hopefully the Proxicast will work the same or similar to the one Waveform sells. If you are receiving the n71 frequency the 2x2 should help.
Keep in mind to try to improve the SINR and avoid noise. Leverage your home to shield the antenna from unwanted RF if necessary. Improved RSRQ should improve performance.
The results are in - I messed up and crushed the D connector so I am finished. I will stick with my original (working) connections.
¡Gracias por tu ayuda!
Previous user had damaged one as well. He found a local guy that fixed his for $70. The U.Fl connectors can be purchased on Amazon pretty cheap. If you have soldering skills it is fairly simple to fix but means removing the board to do the repair. The man that fixed his also put the antenna dongles on for him.
Your original cellular metrics with the antenna were not improving the reception. Not sure what connectors you were using with the antenna in the original configuration. Sorry to hear of the misfortune.
Hi all, an update: I moved my antenna in the rafts closer to the T-Mobile n41 cell site and my RSRQ and RSRP got better, but my SINR is horrible. I show 4 bars (almost 5) on my T-Mobile app.
RSRQ -8
RSRP -86
SINR 4
Question - what can one do to improve the SINR? I am doing google searches for how to improve SINR and alike with negative results. My speeds are not good, which is in large part to my poor SINR ratio.
Any suggestions much appreciated!
If you are receiving the n41 frequency the 4X4 MIMO antenna solution will be able to utilize the bandwidth from the signal. The research I did seemed to suggest the 4X4 MIMO for millimeter frequency so I don't know if that may have a bearing on the behavior or not. There does appear to be noise but reducing the exposure may be tricky. Previously you posted results with the antenna in use with much better SINR so if you can better leverage the house as a shield to the noise it will improve. You didn't post any Speedtest results. Are you seeing packet loss or excessive jitter?
I can find one Reddit post where the guy is using a 2X2 MIMO antenna with n41 so the 4x4 is maybe not a must have.
