Wi-Fi hotspot with remote antenna

[europe172]

Looking for advice
I would like to mount a 4g/5g hub on the boat with a remote antenna at the mast top, does anyone have experience of this and could recommend a suitable one ?

 

[Daverw]

We have a RUT950 4g hub/ router with external antenna, worked very well for the
last 4 years, external is standard external not marine

https://amzn.eu/d/2GBageP

 

[wonkywinch]

Coax cables longer than 5m will introduce unacceptable losses so putting 4G/5G antennae at the top of the mast is not cost effective in signal terms. I'm looking at a coachroof mounted Poynting Puck as a possible solution.

Poynting PUCK-5 White Outdoor 6/7.5/21dBi Omni-Directional WiFi/GPS/4G LTE Marine Antenna w/ SMA-Male Connector

 

[Northern Star]

I tried two different Three mobile 4G routers but couldn't get the external antenna to work at all.

 

[TSB240]

I use a second hand teletonika rut950 with added external antenna box into which it fits.
Option to power either direct with 12 v lead or by POE. Currently I don't have it permanently mounted but can run it up the mast on a spare haliard. Total cost about £140. Very happy with performance and range.

 

[europe172]

Coax cables longer than 5m will introduce unacceptable losses so putting 4G/5G antennae at the top of the mast is not cost effective in signal terms. I'm looking at a coachroof mounted Poynting Puck as a possible solution.

Poynting PUCK-5 White Outdoor 6/7.5/21dBi Omni-Directional WiFi/GPS/4G LTE Marine Antenna w/ SMA-Male Connector

Thanks for this advice, just the sort of thing I was looking for