Fiberglass Antenna Kit for Helium Hotspot
Rak Wireless 5.8dBi / 8dBi Fiberglass Antenna
Open Box (What’s included in the Box)
One Antenna, One Cable, and Two Brackets included.
Antenna Test (only tested 8dBi for now)
Lower location (bad) and a lot of hotspots nearby, reward scales around very low (bad), with 30ft height on the roof, miner out door.
14 replies on “RakWireless Antenna”
My Discovery Mode only shows several responses, is there an issue with my Antenna?
Disco Mode isn’t accurate. But if you always get few responses, maybe you should take a look at your Antenna. Tried a Disco Mode just now.
Hi all,
I’ve installed a RAK Fiberglass 8dBi antenna. Should I reboot ou resync or do anything else to my Bobcat?
No
Just to make sure i’m clear on this, I was told to power off the bobcat when attaching a new antenna. I was using the stock one that came with it. I just received my 5.8dBi fiberglass antenna from RAK. I am unable to pick up any witnesses and whatnot. I had it running for over 24hrs after swapping the antenna. Is there something I’m missing? I have the RP-SMA adapters. Are these 100% necessary? It’s almost impossible to connect the longer pulsar cable to the miner– I got the one 5m cable.
Maybe you asserted the new Antenna? It’s same as assert new location. Need some time to start to mine again.
Is there any proof that assertion affects mining? I asserted antenna twice last two days and I’m not earning anything these days. My minder does no witness anyone last 2 days, but it was witnessing before. My miner only creates challenges and sends packets (low income), but no longer witnessign (major income).
Yes, Antenna assertion is same as Location change. It needs PoC. But finally it will come back.
Maybe your cable loss is too big.
I can’t see whether you got any replies yet. But I would not resync if all you did was change the antenna. You resync when you move or change the antenna elevation. You pay a charge to resync, BTW. Also, you have to wait days for the hotspot to resync with the blockchain.
How low can you put the rak 8dbi antenna? i got the indoor out door one just wondering if you could give an estimate
Put your Hotspot as higher as you can. Then put your Antenna as higher as you can. Make the cable from your Hotspot to your Antenna as shorter as you can. Atenna isn’t too important. The higher the better. So maybe outdoor?
Here in Southern California the temperature excursion can be very large. In a water-tight enclosure in the sun, maybe 30 °F winter nights to 120 °F summer days. What extremes in temperature can the Hotspot take?
You can use a carpet outside the Bobcat box to keept it warm in winter