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[Review] D-LENP 900/2100Mhz Panel Antenna, Simple Review of a 3G panel antenna

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[center]REVIEW for Panel Antenna[/center]

Antenna Specification:
  • Antenna Gain : 10dBi @ 2100Mhz
  • Supported Frequency : 2100Mhz / 900Mhz
  • Horizontal beam width : 50 degree
  • Vertical beam width : 65 degree
  • Antenna Resistance : 50ohm

Test Setup:
  • Huawei E372
  • Tweaked TX 33
  • Firmware 11.203.13.00.00.B757
  • Driver from UTPS 21.005.20.00.24
  • Ultra low lost 50-3 coaxial antenna cable
  • Ultra low lost EMI shieled USB extension
  • Windows 7 with mdma, QPST and QXDM to verify DC-HSPA+

Test Notes
  • Antenna is not aimed properly to the station as this is an indoor test
  • Test is done indoor
  • I am aiming it directly to the wall, more than 10 houses at the line of sight I am aiming
  • QoS is 16000. CELL ID is remain unchanged during the testing and connection is not dropped. (Huawei E372 support seamless switching with external and internal antenna)

Dialer setup
  • Using MDMA as dialer
  • APN : maxisbb

Results:

Signal before
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As you can see, DC-HSPA+ is active and the RSSI is -73dBm

Signal after
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DC-HSPA+ become very stable, no more spiky action
RSSI improved to -59dBm

Take note this is an indoor test and not aimed to the fully correct position and with many thing blocking at the line of sight.

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Antenna is falsely aimed towards the wall to generate effect of indoor usage
Paper is purposely placed to block the reflection

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