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Using a boxtenna has several major advantages: Reduced loss in cables. Long expensive coaxial cables are no longer necessary Cable Joints are weatherproofed in the box. Cable are easily inserted through self sealing joints at the bottom. The electronics is easily accessible. No screws to undo and redo. The seals work well for rain but ants can be a problem. Adding ant powder is recommended.

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It is not necessary to remove the radio card from its housing. If it will fit then it can be simply fitted into the box as shown:

2 x 25mm cuphooks and a length of elastic cord used to fix a radio in the boxtenna.

DC power can be supplied by an external DC lead or by Power over Ethernet. POE. These use spare wires in ethernet cables to also supply DC power. There can be a voltage drop in the ethernet cable due to ohmic losses. Its just Ohms law, of course , but generally speaking its more of a problem with 5V supplies than 12V.

POE units used with boxtennas. One can be used to add the voltage to a ethernet cable and the other can be used to remove it. Alternatively the PCB can often be simply modified to accept POE. Note this is "simple POE" and is not the same as the IEEE standard which involves using a 48V supply.

Boxtennas are available from RFShop in 2.45Ghz ( two sizes) and 5.8GHz

See http://www.rfshop.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=426&txtSearch=boxtenna&List=1 for items on shopping cart.

Often the boxtenna only needs to be fixed in a vertical position either on a wall or on a pole:

The photo shows the boxtenna fixed with two hose clamps on a pole. Strong plastic cable straps can also be used. Screws are also supplied for fixing on to a wall.

A bracket allowing elevation adjustment is supplied as an optional extra.