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>The reason for this post is to share my experience with an 8' cell
> phone antenna
> and three watt amplifier which is available from a major marine retailer.
>
> Have any listees had good experiences with amplifiers? If so, could you
> name the brands
> and service providers?
Some years ago in Florida we were installing high efficiency antennas on the
old Motorola higher power cell phones on fishing boats so they could get
coverage off shore. They would run into similar problems to those you
describe when at the dock. The problem stems from the fact that the
transmitted signal is too strong even when diminished to its lowest level by
the phone. When the signal is too strong it picks up multiple cells instead
of just the nearest one or two. In those days the cell phone company would
cancel their service if they caught it because it ties up too much equipment
and they were violating some rules. It became necessary for the boats to
switch to a regular antenna when in port or approaching shore.
This was nearly 10 years ago. Cell areas are smaller and more concentrated
so I imagine the disruption from a strong signal is even worse now. They
may even have software that detects the wide area reception of your signal
and just blocks the channel out.
Andina Foster,
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