How It Works
Your Wilson Electronics SIGNALBOOST DT works by picking up a cellular signal from the outside antenna
facing the cell tower. The Signal Booster then increases the signal and transmits it to the Desktop Antenna.
The Desktop Antenna then transmits the boosted signal to your cell phone or laptop data card. There are
several ways to mount the outside antenna, (See Figure 2) but for the best results, mount the outside antenna
on a pole outside your building facing a cell tower.
Reasons For Weak Cellular Signals
Anyone who uses a cell phone or cellular data card knows the frustration of not being able to connect to or
maintain a strong cellular signal. When this occurs, it is generally due to one of two reasons:
1. Location of the Nearest Cell Tower – Cell towers are situated to provide broad coverage; however, there
are many areas in which signal strength may be reduced by topographic features or by local government
restrictions on the height or placement of the towers themselves. Rural areas generally have fewer cell
towers than urban regions.
2. Natural and Man-made Obstructions – Signal strength can also be negatively affected by trees, hills,
buildings and other obstructions. You may be relatively close to a cell tower but still unable to make a call.
This often occurs in homes, offices and other buildings in which stucco, concrete or metal block the signal.
The outside Cradle Antenna receives the outside signal and sends it through the cable to the SIGNALBOOST
DT, where it is amplified and transmitted through the Desktop Antenna into the room. When the Desktop
Antenna picks up a signal from your cell phone or data card, the Signal Booster then amplifies that signal and
transmits it through the cable to the outside Cradle Antenna and back to the cell tower.
(Note: The SIGNALBOOST DT will only operate if there is adequate outside signal to amplify.)
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