[Battlemesh] [OpenWrt-Users] 2.4ghz omni directional antennas: Exterior vs Interior

[Ben West]

I've used white 7dB antennas similar to these units for years outdoors,
albeit with the 90degree joint and any exposed fitting wrapped in
electrical tape:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/9DB-2-4G-WiFi-Booster-Antenna-For-IP-Camera-Foscam-FI8918W-FI8910W-White-Color-/221175768649?pt=US_Directional_Network_Antennas&hash=item337f1a6649

The cheap indoor dipoles are made of plastic that will embrittle over years
of exposure to sunlight, and there is no easy way to prevent that.  You
just need to expect the antennas to become useless (or impossible to
unscrew w/o breaking) after several years.  Likewise, the antennas made of
black plastic degrade much faster, hence the light color recommend above.

Using light-colored electrical tape would be an added measure against
sunlight-induced degradation.



On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 9:23 PM, cmsv <cmsv at wirelesspt.net> wrote:

> Hello people.
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> I have been curious about the usage of interior antennas outdoors and
> their efficiency and durability through time like for example 9 dbi
> antennas such as http://www.wifibooster.es/images/D/omni_9_lenght.jpg
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> On my mesh so far i have only used antennas built for outdoor exposure
> but given their prices when compared com interior antennas maybe it
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> I would like to hear from other people what is their feedback regarding
> this and if they have any in usage outside; if they perform well like
> the exterior ones and resist weather conditions well.
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> Any feedback is welcome
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