Will connecting my cell phone to a UHF antenna on my roof help?

[Sandor]

If I hook up my cell phone (via some adapter) to the cable that runs to the UHF antenna on top of my apartment, will that help recpetion? I guess the real question is if the UHF antenna can receive any signal that is usable by the cell phone. I got the idea looking at the external antennas for cars- they are basically a cable connecting a phone to an outside antenna.

 

[Colt45]

well considring that cellphones are in the UHF range.. it should work.


if not, at least it will look stupid.

 

[Sandor]

Not so concerned with looks- I just want to be able to use mt cell phone inside. My signal strength varies between 1-3 bars, and often drops calls. If there is another way, I'm all for that. But the cable leading to the UHF antenna is already there- I just need an adapter.

 

[bmacd]

every kmart i've been to is a dead zone for cell phones, but the second you walk out of the parking lots, you get near full service. It must be something in the building structure....

-=bmacd=-

 

[The Stigenator]

cell phones are microwave not UHF if I am right.

 

[no0b]

maybe the k-mart people designed it that way?

would make some sense.

 

[Colt45]

Originally posted by: The_good_guy
cell phones are microwave not UHF if I am right.

"microwave" is in the UHF range.

microwave just means short wavelength.

shorter wavelength = higher freq.

anyways, i think UHF is 300mhz - 3ghz ?? something like that.

think most cellphones are in the 2.xxghz range (but dont quote me on it. i dont know much about cellphones.)

 

[JW310]

Originally posted by: Colt45

Originally posted by: The_good_guy
cell phones are microwave not UHF if I am right.

"microwave" is in the UHF range.

microwave just means short wavelength.

shorter wavelength = higher freq.

anyways, i think UHF is 300mhz - 3ghz ?? something like that.

think most cellphones are in the 2.xxghz range (but dont quote me on it. i dont know much about cellphones.)

Not sure about GSM, but CDMA uses frequencies around 800MHz and 1.9Ghz (not both at the same time though).

JW

 

[Colt45]

well i kinda lied.

UHF and microwave overlap..

so some microwave is out of the UHF range, but ive never heard of a cellphone in the over 3ghz range.