David, since you seem to be so interested in having an external LTE antenna (which I've never found the need for), might I suggest you get one of those hockey-puck portable hotspots? I've had good

FWIW I appreciated the original post. I bought Julie's first book and will consider buying the sequel. I had some minor quibbles with the first book, but in general, it was a pleasant read. I should

The posting was removed, the person posting was talked to and their status set to "moderated." Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School - www.AmelOwnersYachtSchool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston

David, In my experiences, in the Med 3/4G has worked well, in the Caribbean wifi has given me a better service. If you do use wifi be aware that systems that use a USBL cable to connect to a

Since my original post I have read the responses (thank you all) and trawled the web. There maybe others like me treading this path so I thought I’d share what I’ve learned/concluded so far. One

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This was awesome to see!!!! With bestregards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel- Cream Puff - SM2K - #275 Currentlycruising - Vista Mar, Panama www.creampuff.us

Good catch Gerard! I meant the Rod Antennas in your terminology of course. I was referring to the fact that rather than a simple 1/4 wavelength antenna that is Omni directional (like our sailing

Jorge, I use a UK three SIM for when I’m travelling in Europe and they have a wonderful roaming plan. I get about 20G for 15 British Pounds (you can even get unlimited for about twice that). and it

Brent Do you have mixed the idioms "directional antenna" and "rod antenna" perhaps? Please see the diagrams above to make things clear. Would you like I post a picture of a rod antenna and a

Hi Herbert, I did this job the last year....the only suggestion I can tell you is to remove the gearbox with the the vetus coupling installed (just dismount the fixings on the flange on the engine);

Arno, Many thanks for that. I was intending to do something along those lines. A photo would be good if you don’t mind. I may struggle to find 5200 here in Cariacou so it may have to wait a bit.

Those directional antennas generally have a +/- 3 degree plane off vertical. Using the old (and very handy) 1 in 60 rule (1 degree at 60nm is equal to a distance across that arc of 1 nautical mile

Joerg Correct, the bandwith is often very poor. It is a little better at night times when most users are asleep. But a nice antenna helps a lot. When you have a poor signal strength you have also a

I have the Bad Boy Unleashed WIFI extender system Amel offered as an option on the 55. It has worked well enough but I have found that in the Med, WIFI is usually useless because of lack of

Gerhard, thanks for including those diagrams. That makes it a lot more clear what I was trying to say in my earlier post. The directional antennas are great if you can be sure it will always be

Hi Paul, I used a piece of pontoon wood (whatever that hard-wood is called) and cut strips of 30-40 cm from it. I then put these on the bulkhead vertically so they would create a hook to prevent the

I still have the old Ubiquiti Bullet 2HP which is similiar to the Groove. Depending the conditions I use 2 different kinds of antennas. The usual rod antenna has the characteristics as shown

Paul, We drilled right through and put a small (1mm) bolt through with washers each side and we sealed it [so very small hole]. As to the height - I am not on board and will not be until May but it

Hi Ryan, When I had Kimberlite made Amel mounted a bar between the backstays for our KVH Sat phone. Since we have the go- and no KVH we have extra space on the platform to mount the Groove. Fair