An outdoor WiFi antenna is specified correctly when three things line up: the shape of the area you must cover, the band your radio actually transmits on, and how much of the antenna’s gain survives the cable, the connectors and the local power rules. A dBi number on its own decides almost nothing.
Short answer
- Use an omnidirectional antenna when devices sit all around the mounting point, a panel or sector antenna for one defined area, and a Yagi, grid or dish for a fixed link between two points.
- Compare beamwidth before you compare gain. Extra gain always comes out of the beam somewhere, usually the vertical plane.
- 6 dBi is a regulatory hinge in the US, not a marketing number. Above it, fixed 2.4 GHz point-to-point links must give back 1 dB of radio power for every 3 dB of extra antenna gain, while fixed 5.725–5.850 GHz links do not.
- Subtract the cable first. LMR-400 loses about 22.2 dB per 100 m at 2500 MHz and 35.5 dB per 100 m at 5800 MHz, so a 10 m run can quietly erase 2–4 dB of the gain you paid for.
- An IP68 radome does not make an IP68 antenna system. Outdoor failures usually start at the connector.
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This guide follows the order an RF engineer would actually use: coverage shape, band, gain and beamwidth, regulatory ceiling, cable budget, path clearance, and environmental sealing. Each step ends with something you can check on a datasheet or measure on site.
What an Outdoor WiFi Antenna Does — and Does Not Do
An outdoor WiFi antenna transmits and receives WiFi signals from an exposed or semi-exposed position. Depending on the design it may cover 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz or both, and it may spread energy in all directions or concentrate it into a defined beam.
A passive antenna does not create RF power and does not repeat traffic. It only changes how the radio’s existing energy is radiated and received. That is why a high-gain antenna cannot rescue a badly placed access point, a blocked path, an over-long coaxial run, or a low-power client that cannot transmit back.
| Component | What it does | What it does not do |
|---|---|---|
| Passive outdoor antenna | Shapes the radiation pattern and provides gain in specific directions | Generate RF power, repeat traffic, or create an internet connection |
| Outdoor access point | Contains the radio and network functions; may use internal or external antennas | Guarantee coverage without a suitable location and link design |
| CPE or wireless bridge | Creates a managed point-to-point or point-to-multipoint wireless link | Provide uniform 360-degree coverage unless designed for it |
| Repeater or extender | Receives and retransmits network traffic | Remove the loss caused by a weak source signal or poor placement |
Before replacing an antenna, confirm the equipment has a usable external antenna port. Many consumer routers use fixed internal antennas, proprietary connectors, or radio settings that were never designed for a remote outdoor antenna.
Step 1: Start With the Shape of the Coverage Area
The coverage shape usually tells you the radiation pattern before any dBi value is discussed. Mark the access point, mark the devices it must serve, then decide whether the signal has to spread around the antenna, cover one defined area, or connect two fixed sites.
| Deployment | Typical antenna pattern | Main selection point | Common failure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yard, farm, campus, or equipment distributed around a pole | Omnidirectional | Vertical beamwidth and mounting height | Choosing excessive gain and sending energy above or below the devices |
| Road, loading area, quay, corridor, or one side of a building | Panel or sector | Horizontal beamwidth and mounting angle | Using an omni antenna and wasting coverage behind the installation |
| Fixed building-to-building link | Directional panel, Yagi, grid, or dish | Line of sight, alignment, and link budget | Specifying only one end of a two-way link |
| One base station serving several remote fixed sites | Sector or multiple directional antennas | Sector width, channel plan, and client geometry | Assuming one narrow high-gain antenna can cover widely separated clients |
| Gateway, cabinet, vehicle, or temporary equipment | Compact external or magnetic-mount antenna | Ground plane, cable, connector, and installation surface | Mounting on plastic or in a shielded position without checking performance |
Omnidirectional antennas for area coverage
An omnidirectional antenna radiates around its vertical axis, which suits sensors around a yard, handheld terminals on a site, or gateways spread across an open area.
“Omnidirectional” describes the horizontal pattern only. The vertical pattern is never spherical, and as gain rises the vertical beam gets thinner. A 12 dBi omni can have a half-power vertical beamwidth of under 10 degrees, so mounted high on a pole it delivers a strong signal near the horizon and very little directly below itself. Mounting height and electrical or mechanical downtilt matter as much as the gain figure.
Directional antennas for one area or route
Panel and sector antennas concentrate energy into a smaller angular area: a yard covered from a building wall, a loading lane, a row of machines. Yagi, grid and dish designs go narrower again for fixed links.
The trade-off is aiming. A directional antenna pointed past the target performs worse than a lower-gain antenna with a wider beam, and the tolerance shrinks as beamwidth shrinks.
Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint links
A wireless bridge is a two-way link. Both ends need enough transmit power, antenna gain, receive sensitivity and path clearance; a strong base station cannot fix a weak return path from a low-power client.
Outdoor point-to-point arrangements with directional antennas can be extended to many kilometres between stations, while a typical indoor router with a stock antenna may reach 50 m or less. Long-range Wi-Fi is therefore a link-design problem, not a product category.
Step 2: Choose the Band With Numbers, Not Habit
The correct band depends on distance, interference, throughput, radio support and local rules. A dual-band antenna keeps options open, but it still needs an acceptable pattern and gain in both bands, which datasheets often only prove in one.
| Factor | 2.4 GHz | 5 GHz |
|---|---|---|
| Free-space path loss | Reference | About 7 dB higher at the same distance (2450 MHz vs 5500 MHz) |
| Obstacle tolerance | Generally better through light obstructions | More sensitive to blocked paths and foliage |
| Interference | Crowded by WiFi, Bluetooth and other 2.4 GHz devices | More channels, but some require radar avoidance |
| Available bandwidth | Lower practical capacity | Better suited to higher-throughput links with a clear path |
| Antenna size | Larger for a comparable electrical design | Shorter wavelength allows more compact elements |
| Typical outdoor use | Wide-area device connectivity, longer low-to-moderate-rate links | High-capacity bridges and shorter links with good line of sight |
The 5 GHz penalty is about 7 dB — and it is calculable
Free-space attenuation follows ITU-R Recommendation P.525: FSPL (dB) = 20 log₁₀(d in km) + 20 log₁₀(f in MHz) + 32.45. Only the frequency term changes when you switch bands, so the penalty is fixed at every distance:
- 20 log₁₀(5500 / 2450) ≈ 7.0 dB between mid-band 2.4 GHz and mid-band 5.5 GHz.
- 20 log₁₀(5800 / 2450) ≈ 7.5 dB if you compare against the top of the 5.8 GHz range.
Seven decibels is roughly a factor of five in received power, or about 55% of the distance for the same received level in free space. That is the number to beat before choosing 5 GHz for reach — and it is an engineering estimate for a clear path, not a measured result for your site.
Why the regulations can pay part of that penalty back
Here is the part most buying guides skip. In the United States, the antenna gain you are allowed to use depends on the band and the topology, so the band with the worse propagation can end up with the better legal link budget.
For fixed point-to-point operation in the 2400–2483.5 MHz band, 47 CFR §15.247 permits directional gain above 6 dBi only if the conducted output power is reduced by 1 dB for every 3 dB the gain exceeds 6 dBi. In the 5725–5850 MHz band, the same rule allows fixed point-to-point antennas with gain above 6 dBi without any corresponding reduction in transmitter power.
Work it through with a 15 dBi panel at each end of a fixed link:
- At 2.4 GHz: gain exceeds 6 dBi by 9 dB, so the radio must drop 3 dB. Net gain over the 6 dBi reference is 6 dB per end, 12 dB for the pair.
- At 5.8 GHz: no reduction applies. Net gain is the full 9 dB per end, 18 dB for the pair.
The 6 dB of extra permitted link budget across the pair covers most of the ~7.5 dB propagation penalty. This is why professional fixed links in the US so often sit at 5.8 GHz rather than 2.4 GHz, even though 2.4 GHz propagates better. The conclusion flips again for omnidirectional or point-to-multipoint deployments, which do not get that exemption and must reduce power dB for dB above 6 dBi under 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart E.
Check your own regulator’s text before applying any of this outside the US, and treat the calculation as a compliance screen, not a substitute for certification.
Step 3: Read Gain and Beamwidth Together
Gain describes how effectively energy is concentrated in a direction compared with a reference radiator. It is not extra power. Three fields belong together on every datasheet:
- Peak gain. The highest stated value, usually in dBi. Ask whether it applies to every required band or only one frequency.
- Horizontal beamwidth. The angular width of the main beam viewed from above — how much of the site is covered left to right.
- Vertical beamwidth. The width viewed from the side — what happens above, below and close to the antenna.
For an omni, higher gain flattens the pattern and thins the vertical beam. For a panel or Yagi, higher gain narrows the directional beam. Narrow beams support long links but demand a stable mount and accurate aim.
Range itself depends on the whole system: radio transmit power, receiver sensitivity at the required data rate, gain and pattern at both ends, frequency and channel width, cable and connector loss, interference and noise floor, obstacles and Fresnel-zone clearance, polarization alignment, and the local EIRP ceiling. Because all of these vary, a single “maximum range” figure is not a usable antenna specification. Ask for a link budget against your actual radios, cable lengths, throughput target and geometry.
Step 4: Check the Regulatory Ceiling Before the Datasheet
Antenna gain contributes directly to radiated power, so the rules can cap a model before the RF performance does. These are the US thresholds worth screening against early.
| Band and topology | Rule that applies | Practical effect |
|---|---|---|
| 2400–2483.5 MHz, fixed point-to-point | §15.247(c)(1)(i) | Gain above 6 dBi allowed; conducted power −1 dB per 3 dB of gain above 6 dBi |
| 2400–2483.5 MHz, omni or point-to-multipoint | §15.247(b)/(c) | Effectively capped near 36 dBm EIRP; extra gain must be traded for power |
| 5725–5850 MHz, fixed point-to-point | §15.247(c)(1)(ii), §15.407(a)(3) | Gain above 6 dBi allowed with no power reduction |
| 5725–5850 MHz, omni or point-to-multipoint | §15.407(a)(3) | Power and spectral density reduced dB for dB above 6 dBi |
| 5150–5250 MHz, fixed point-to-point | §15.407 | 1 dB power reduction per 1 dB of gain above 23 dBi; outdoor APs also limited above 30° elevation |
| 5250–5350 MHz and 5470–5725 MHz | §15.407 (DFS) | Radar detection and channel vacating required, so plan channels around it |
Two consequences for procurement. First, a very high-gain omni is often the wrong purchase in a regulated deployment, because the power you must give back cancels the gain you bought. Second, “fixed point-to-point” is a legal category with conditions — it excludes point-to-multipoint, omnidirectional use and collocated transmitters sending the same information — so a link cannot claim the exemption simply because it uses a directional antenna.
Step 5: Subtract the Cable Before You Trust the Gain
A useful first screen, before any full link budget:
Net antenna-system gain ≈ rated antenna gain − cable loss − connector loss
Cable loss rises with frequency, which means the same jumper costs you more in the band that already has the higher path loss. Published attenuation for LMR-400 illustrates the slope (Times Microwave datasheet):
| Frequency | LMR-400 attenuation | Loss over a 10 m run | What it does to an 8 dBi antenna |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2500 MHz | 22.2 dB per 100 m | ≈ 2.2 dB | ≈ 5.8 dBi at the radio port |
| 5800 MHz | 35.5 dB per 100 m | ≈ 3.6 dB | ≈ 4.4 dBi at the radio port |
Add roughly 0.1–0.3 dB per mated connector pair at these frequencies, and more for every adapter stacked in the path. Thinner cable is far worse: LMR-200-class coax runs about 0.54 dB/m at 2400 MHz and 0.87 dB/m at 5800 MHz, so a 10 m run in the 5 GHz band can lose more than 8 dB — most of a typical antenna’s gain.
Two practical rules follow. Use the supplier’s attenuation figure at your operating frequency rather than a “WiFi cable” label, and where the installation allows it, put the radio close to the antenna and carry data and power over Ethernet instead of running long RF coax. Moving the radio outdoors changes the enclosure, grounding and maintenance requirements, so it is a design decision, not a free upgrade.
Step 6: Clear the Path, Not Just the Line of Sight
Visual line of sight is not the same as radio clearance. Reliable fixed links keep at least 60% of the first Fresnel zone free of obstructions, and that zone is wider than most people expect. Its radius at mid-path is approximately r ≈ 17.32 × √(d / (4f)) metres, with d in kilometres and f in GHz:
- 1 km link at 2.45 GHz: about 5.5 m radius, so roughly 3.3 m must stay clear.
- 1 km link at 5.5 GHz: about 3.7 m radius, so roughly 2.2 m must stay clear.
- 3 km link at 5.5 GHz: about 6.4 m radius, before earth bulge is added.
Vegetation is best treated as a distributed attenuator rather than an obstacle. ITU-R Recommendation P.833 gives specific attenuation in vegetation as dB per metre of depth, rising with frequency, and notes that trees in leaf attenuate roughly 20% more than the same trees without leaves around 1 GHz. Published figures in the low-microwave range are commonly quoted in the region of 0.5–1.5 dB per metre at 5 GHz, which means a 10 m band of canopy can plausibly cost more than the entire gain of the antenna you selected — and the loss changes with season, wind and rain.
So when a link works in winter and fails in spring, the antenna rarely changed. The path did. Survey the path in its worst seasonal state, or raise the antennas until the Fresnel zone clears the canopy.
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Step 7: Weatherproofing Is a System Rating, Not a Radome Rating
IP codes come from IEC 60529, which defines the two digits as protection against solids and against liquids. For outdoor antennas the useful distinctions are narrow:
- IP65/IP66: dust-tight, protected against water jets. Adequate for most rain-exposed mounts.
- IP67: dust-tight, protected against temporary immersion to 1 m for 30 minutes.
- IP68: dust-tight, protected against continuous immersion beyond 1 m under manufacturer-specified conditions.
- IPX7 and similar: the X means that category was not tested, not that protection is zero.
The rating applies to the enclosure that was tested — normally the radome — and says nothing about the coaxial joint you make on site. A threaded metal-to-metal connection is not watertight, and humidity plus rain will corrode it from the inside over months. In practice the sealing method, the cable entry, the drip loop and the UV rating of the jacket decide service life more often than the headline IP number.
Ask suppliers three questions instead of accepting a single code: which part of the assembly was tested, to which IEC 60529 test, and how the connector interface is expected to be sealed after installation.
Outdoor WiFi Antenna Specification Checklist
Review these fields before requesting a sample. If a datasheet omits something that matters to the project, ask for clarification rather than assuming a value from a similar model.
| Specification | Why it matters | What to confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency range | The antenna must cover every radio band in use | Exact operating ranges, not only “WiFi” or “dual band” |
| Gain by band | Performance may differ between 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz | Typical and peak gain for each band |
| Radiation pattern | Determines where energy is sent and received | Full horizontal and vertical patterns where available |
| Beamwidth | Defines the usable angular coverage | Half-power beamwidth at the required frequencies |
| Polarization | Mismatch can reduce received signal | Vertical, horizontal, circular, or cross-polarized arrangement |
| MIMO ports | Multi-stream radios require the correct number and orientation of elements | Port count, isolation, and polarization diversity |
| VSWR or return loss | Indicates antenna matching across the band | Limit across the complete operating range |
| Impedance | WiFi RF systems normally use a 50-ohm path | 50-ohm antenna, cable, and connector system |
| Connector | Wrong type or gender prevents installation | SMA vs RP-SMA, N-type, plug/jack, and cable-end orientation |
| Cable | Loss rises with frequency and length | Cable type, length, insertion loss, and minimum bend radius |
| Environmental rating | Outdoor exposure can damage unsuitable materials and joints | IP rating, UV resistance, temperature, corrosion, and sealing method |
| Mounting | The bracket and surface affect pattern, grounding, and durability | Pole, wall, magnetic, screw, or equipment-integrated mounting |
Check connector naming carefully
SMA and RP-SMA are easy to confuse. “Male” and “female” may describe the outer body while the centre contact is reversed in a reverse-polarity design. Confirm the exact mating pair with a drawing or photo. Every unnecessary adapter adds loss and one more outdoor joint to seal.
Match polarization and MIMO configuration
For a single-polarized link, both ends should use the same polarization. Two linear antennas at 90 degrees to each other lose almost all of the signal in theory; in the field, practical cross-polarization isolation is usually in the 10–30 dB range because reflections and mechanical tolerance rotate the field. Mixing a linear antenna with a circularly polarized one costs about 3 dB by definition, which is why the circularly polarized magnetic-mount class of antenna is chosen for tolerance to device orientation, not for maximum link margin.
A MIMO radio may need two, four or more ports with specified polarization and spacing. Connecting a multi-port access point to a single antenna element without checking the radio design reduces throughput or diversity performance.
Installation Mistakes That Reduce Outdoor WiFi Performance
Most outdoor WiFi problems are not solved by buying more gain. They come from a mismatch between antenna, path and installation.
- Selecting gain without checking beamwidth. A narrow beam misses moving users and devices at other elevations.
- Using too much coaxial cable. A long or thin run can consume the gain that justified the external antenna.
- Mixing connectors. SMA, RP-SMA and N-type combinations need exact gender and centre-contact checks.
- Ignoring alignment. Directional antennas need a stable mount and accurate aim; tolerance shrinks as beamwidth narrows.
- Blocking the path. Foliage, metal cladding, roofs, containers and vehicles can change the link after commissioning.
- Mounting an omni too high. A thin vertical pattern leaves weak coverage close to the pole and below the antenna.
- Ignoring the client return path. A phone, sensor or low-power module may hear the access point and still fail to answer.
- Skipping weather sealing. Water enters through connectors and cable jackets even when the radome is outdoor-rated.
- Skipping grounding and surge planning. Outdoor conductive structures and cable runs need a site-specific lightning assessment.
- Exceeding regional limits. Antenna gain contributes to EIRP, so radio settings may need adjustment to stay compliant.
Commission with the real radios and real client devices. Record signal level, noise, link rate, packet loss and application performance at the intended locations. A single signal-bar reading does not show whether the link holds up under load.
How to Select an Outdoor WiFi Antenna for an Industrial or OEM Project
Use a repeatable process so a supplier cannot recommend a model from a frequency label alone.
- Define the network layout. Mark the access point, all client areas, mounting heights, obstacles, and whether clients are fixed or moving.
- Confirm the radio bands and ports. Record exact operating frequencies, connector type, transmit power, receive sensitivity and MIMO port count.
- Choose the radiation pattern. Omni for surrounding coverage, panel or sector for a defined area, narrower directional for a fixed link.
- Check the RF path. Estimate path loss, cable loss, connector loss, fade margin and EIRP; add Fresnel clearance for longer links.
- Confirm the mechanical installation. Specify pole diameter, wall position, magnetic surface, enclosure clearance, cable route and connector orientation.
- Review environmental and regulatory requirements. Define water, dust, UV, temperature, wind, corrosion, grounding and regional radio limits.
- Test a representative sample. Verify matching and pattern data where available, then run the antenna on the real device in the intended mounting position.
Information to include in an RFQ
Give the antenna supplier enough to make a defensible recommendation:
- country or deployment region;
- radio and device model;
- required frequency bands;
- number of RF ports;
- target coverage shape and approximate dimensions;
- access-point and client locations;
- mounting height and surface;
- connector type and cable length;
- MIMO and polarization requirements;
- environmental exposure;
- mechanical limits;
- expected sample and production quantities.
For an OEM antenna, also send enclosure drawings, nearby metal or batteries, ground-plane information and cable routing. These details can change the result even when the antenna meets the frequency requirement on paper.
Relevant Global RF Tech Antenna Options
Global RF Tech currently lists two products that can serve as starting points for specific WiFi-related requirements. They are different designs and are not interchangeable.
GLZ801 dual-band RF antenna
The GLZ801 datasheet lists 2400–2500 MHz and 5150–5875 MHz coverage, 5 dBi gain at 2.4 GHz, 8 dBi at 5 GHz, vertical polarization, 50-ohm impedance, VSWR of 3.0 or lower, and an N Male connector. It is the relevant starting point when a project needs both bands from one antenna.
The datasheet also lists a 225 mm height, an operating temperature of −30 °C to +70 °C, and radiation-pattern plots at 2450 MHz and 5500 MHz. Note the practical consequence of Step 5: with 8 dBi at 5 GHz, a 10 m LMR-400 run leaves roughly 4.4 dB at the radio port, so cable length should be decided together with the antenna. No specific outdoor range can be promised without the radio, cable, path and regional power limits.
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GL-DY016W-2400 magnetic-mount antenna
The GL-DY016W-2400 public product page lists 2400–2483.5 MHz operation, 3 dBi gain, RHCP polarization, VSWR below 1.5, 50-ohm impedance, an SMA Male connector and magnetic mounting. It is intended for vehicle, gateway, cabinet and temporary installations.
Two selection notes. Magnetic mounting needs a suitable metal surface and should be evaluated in the real installation, because the surface acts as part of the antenna system. And because it is circularly polarized, pairing it with a linear antenna at the other end costs about 3 dB — acceptable for tolerant device links, not ideal for a margin-critical bridge. It is a 2.4 GHz design and should not be selected for a dual-band 2.4/5 GHz requirement.
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If neither model fits, send the required frequency range, pattern, connector, cable, mounting and environment to the Global RF Tech team. Custom options should be reviewed against the complete device and installation, not selected from frequency alone.
Outdoor WiFi Antenna FAQs
Does an outdoor WiFi antenna increase range?
It can, when its gain and pattern put more signal toward the target and the receive path improves as well. It cannot create transmit power, remove cable loss, clear obstacles or strengthen a weak client transmitter. Range must be assessed as a two-way link.
Is 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz better for outdoor WiFi?
2.4 GHz has about 7 dB less free-space path loss, so it is the safer choice for reach and compatibility. 5 GHz wins when the path is clear and capacity or channel availability matters — and in the US, fixed point-to-point links at 5.725–5.850 GHz are allowed to use high-gain antennas without cutting radio power, which recovers much of that 7 dB.
Is a directional or omnidirectional antenna better outdoors?
Omnidirectional when devices surround the installation, directional when coverage is needed in one sector or between fixed points. Choose from the site geometry; neither type is better in general.
Does higher antenna gain always mean longer WiFi range?
No. Higher gain narrows the beam, which helps only if the beam covers the target. Cable loss, interference, receiver sensitivity, client transmit power and EIRP limits often bind before antenna gain does.
Is there a legal limit on antenna gain?
There is a limit on radiated power, and gain counts toward it. In the US, gain above 6 dBi triggers power reductions under 47 CFR §15.247 and §15.407, with an exemption for fixed point-to-point operation at 5.725–5.850 GHz. Other regions have their own limits, so confirm before specifying a high-gain model.
Can I connect an outdoor antenna to any WiFi router?
No. The router needs compatible external antenna ports, the right impedance and connector, support for the intended band, and an antenna configuration that matches its MIMO design. Check the manual before disconnecting anything.
How much signal can a coaxial cable lose?
Enough to matter. LMR-400 loses about 22.2 dB per 100 m at 2500 MHz and 35.5 dB per 100 m at 5800 MHz; thinner LMR-200-class cable loses roughly 0.54 dB/m and 0.87 dB/m at the same frequencies. Calculate the full run, including connectors, before ordering.
What weatherproof rating should an outdoor WiFi antenna have?
It depends on exposure: rain, dust, UV, temperature, salt, icing and wind load can all matter. IP65 or IP66 suits most rain-exposed mounts; IP67 and IP68 add immersion protection under IEC 60529. Whatever the rating, confirm what was tested and how every connector and cable entry will be sealed.
Do trees really block 5 GHz links?
They attenuate rather than block. ITU-R P.833 treats vegetation as loss per metre of depth, increasing with frequency and higher when trees are in leaf, so a band of canopy in the path can cost more than the antenna’s entire gain — and the loss varies with season and weather.
Need Help Specifying an Outdoor WiFi Antenna?
Start with the deployment facts: frequency bands, radio model, RF ports, coverage area, mounting position, cable length, connector and environmental conditions. With those, an engineer can check whether an existing model fits or a custom antenna is more appropriate.
Contact the Global RF Tech team with your project requirements to request a model review, datasheet, sample or custom antenna recommendation.
Related compact options: For device-mounted 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz models, compare our rubber duck antenna range by frequency, gain and connector.
Compare WiFi antenna models: For listed 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and dual-band device antennas, see our WiFi antenna range.
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