In many mountain villages, mobile signals in the village are very weak because hills and forests block the line of sight to nearby base stations. Building new base stations or deploying fibre-remote solutions is often costly and difficult. Using high-power wireless repeaters to extend coverage is therefore the most economical and efficient solution.

A high-gain parabolic antenna is used as the donor (receiving) antenna and is installed on a hillside where the base-station tower is visible. A high-power outdoor wireless repeater is mounted near the top of the hillside and connected to the donor antenna with a 1/2″ feeder cable no longer than 50 metres.

A high-gain directional panel antenna is used as the service (coverage) antenna. It is installed on the hillside behind the donor antenna, aligned to radiate toward the village, and connected to the repeater with a 1/2″ feeder cable no longer than 10 metres. The donor and service antennas must be mounted back-to-back to ensure sufficient isolation.