TP-Link TL-ANT2405C Wifi Antenna Review

The TP-Link TL-ANT2405C Wifi Antenna is a 5 dBi 2.4Ghz wifi antenna with a reverse SMA connector at the end of a 3-5 foot cable. In the RV park where we are staying, the signal from the office was poor and sometimes non existent. Partially due to the location of their antenna and our distance from it, but things can always be done to improve the signal. After I built a new desktop computer, the wifi antenna on the back of the computer was restricted in it's placement and was against the computer case, making it's reception nominal, however this antenna comes with a cable enabling me to relocate the antenna away from the computer, and closer to the wall it must penetrate to reach the office antenna. After installing this antenna, my signal went from 14 to 20% with a link quality around 45%, up to a signal strength of 50 to 60% and a link quality of 75%.

I took this one step further, I built a parabolic wifi antenna reflector, (see my article on that here) and installed this antenna into the parabolic reflector, and now my signal strength is typically from 70 to 90% and higher, with a link quality of 80 to 100%. Because of the improved link quality there are fewer corrupt packets which results in a faster Internet speed.

The TP-Link TL-ANT2405C Wifi Antenna was only $15 through Tiger Direct online, and for the increased performance it is worth every penny. I have not had a day without connection since the purchase of this antenna with is a 100% improvement over what I had before.

The TP-Link TL-ANT2405C Wifi Antenna is designed for desktop use, however many laptops are now coming with external antenna hookups, so check the specs on your laptop and if you have an SMA connector for an external antenna, this antenna could boost your signal remarkably, and the parabolic reflector can give you even more.

The specs for the TP-Link TL-ANT2405C Wifi Antenna are as follows:

Antenna Type: Omni-Directional, (sends and receives in all directions horizontally)

Wireless Frequency Range: 2.4 Ghz to 2.5 Ghz, (typical wifi g signals)

Antenna Gain: 5 dBi

Antenna Connector: Female Reverse SMA

Antenna Polarization: Vertical

Antenna Impedance: 50 Ohms

Typical stock antenna's, especially in laptops is generally from 2 to 3 dBi gain, so with an increase in gain, (like this 5 dBi gain antenna), you should expect to see some improvement, then add to it a reflector and your signal gain should be considerable.