Depending your location and high, you may need to add more powerfull antenna on your GW
LoRa Antennas
IoT Sensors
Allows anyone to build out massive, cost-effective wireless infrastructures.
Cables
HotSpots are the better way to build wireless IoT infrastructure.
The antenna is crucial
Frequency I have to use in my location ?
Generally all main countries and regions have their own frequencies.
If you need to get more detailed information regarding, please check following Link Were you can see Frequency per Country.
everything you always wanted to know or ask about
- different types of antennas
- diy antennas
- cable influence (loss / cable types / quality )
- best location to place them (indoor or outdoors and where)
- lightning protection
- measurement equipment
Antenna gain:
The power coming into the antenna is the same. The only thing an antenna does (from a very simple perspective) is focus the input power to a certain "view-angle".
Higher gain/Higher dBi -> Signal is focussed to a "view-angle".
Antenna Definitions


A bigger antenna doesn't necessarily mean wider/further coverage or more HNT earnings.

LoRaWAN
The LoRaWAN™ protocol is a global standard that offers a long range (up to 15km) bi-directional communications with very low power consumption, allowing operation for up to ten years on the same battery.
- January 9, 2022
5 dBi Helium Outdoor Antenna (EU 868) white
Antenna specifications Vertically polarized monopole Ultra Distance Omnidirectional Transmission Range : 858-878Mhz VSWR: < 1.5 360° Beamwidth Gain : 5.0dBi Max Power: 50W Impedance: 50 Ω Connector : N-J Type
- January 9, 2022
3 dBi Helium Outdoor Antenna (EU 868) grey
Frequency: 868MHz Max. Gain: 3 dBi Size: 35 cm Connector: N Type Male Inlcuded: Pole/ Wall mounting kit Sutable for: COTX-X3, Linxdot Hotspot, LongAP One, Nebra HNT Hotspot, RAK Hotspot
- May 24, 2021
A bigger antenna doesn’t necessarily mean wider/further coverage or more HNT earnings
A bigger antenna doesn’t necessarily mean wider/further coverage or more HNT earnings. Take a look at the images above and notice the different coverage for antennas. The higher dBi antenna is,