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Design Idea: For Wireless Cell Repeater

11/01/2009 9:40 PM

Okay, I am new to this concept... But after reading around this is what I Gather; Passive repeater is as simple as two antennas connected by coax, One outside and one inside... not very powerful and best when directly wire connected to the cell phone...

And Active - (Outdoor Antenna)---Coax---Amplifier---Coax---(Indoor Antenna)

From what i gather the amplifier is the key here... but my question is; can you use any amp for this (ie. a Drop amp like used when splitting cable television to boost up the signal strenght so that you dont get snowy reception?) --- I know that seems all too simple... and Cheap to work. But COULD IT WORK? or would the apm have to be specific in some way to each individual frequincy range band?

My ultimate goal here is to find a way to use/modify an amplifier that can be aquired cheaply and one that is non-specific to Cellular Repeaters... reason being, is they have the damn market cornered and cost too damn much

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Re: Design Idea: For Wireless Cell Repeater

11/01/2009 10:05 PM

"One outside and one inside... not very powerful and best when directly wire connected to the cell phone..."

"One outside and one inside..." Of what? I assume you mean your house, since you claim that it is, " best when directly wire connected to the cell phone...

What's the point?

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Re: Design Idea: For Wireless Cell Repeater

11/02/2009 11:38 AM

This is meant for any enclosure; house, apartment, garage, warehouse, wehicle, boat, RV, whatever

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Re: Design Idea: For Wireless Cell Repeater

11/01/2009 11:15 PM

I am thinking about this for a FM Broadcast low power iPod transmmiter. Transmit on one freq. receive then transmit on another freq. Or build a simple RF power amp <1W.

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Re: Design Idea: For Wireless Cell Repeater

11/02/2009 2:05 PM

It isn't easy like building a signal booster or repeater for a standard one-way analog radio or TV signal due to the way the cell phone signal is transmitted between radio cells (but it is possible). You need more than just an amplifier, like you need more than just a coax cable to link two computers together (eg- network cards, software, etc). There is a reason these cell phone repeaters are more expensive than standard radio or TV signal repeaters.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_network

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_frequencies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_System_for_Mobile_Communications

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Packet_Radio_Service

There are kits and designs available, try Googling "building cell phone repeater" and "building cell phone booster".

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