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  • Elizabeth Swoope

    It may, but there’s no way to know for sure. If the signal with the stick antenna is marginal but the camera does work, the paddle antenna may help. Unfortunately, there’s no way to know without trying one.

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  • John Lockburner

    There are a few other antennas that Spartan sells that could help with the low signal. It's on the website.

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  • Steve Peterson

    The yagi antennas work well.  I buy one length of 10' chain link fence railing, one 5' fencing T-post, and two 2 1/2" diameter hose clamps.  Drive the T-post in the ground, and clamp the fence post to the T-post with the hose clamps.  The antenna will mount perfectly to the small end of the fence rail.  Mount your camera to the T-post or tree (I use a homemade camera stand that also supports a solar panel and a 4.5Ah external battery.  Download and use the OpenSignal app to get a directional fix on the strongest cell tower and point the yagi at it.

    I also have a tree mount for this antenna pole, but if it is not a long walk in the T-post is easier to set up.

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  • Ric Brady

    Have you ever heard of anyone plugging a small yagi into the female port on top of the Go Cam directly?  (Without the cable, mast and hardware)

     

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  • Elizabeth Swoope

    Regardless of how small a yagi is, it has to be oriented a certain way, which is not upright like a Christmas tree. I’m not sure how you’d get one oriented properly (with the main part of the antenna horizontal and the crosspieces vertical). If you need a yagi, you generally need some height and you need to get it away from a tree (if your camera is  mounted on a tree). I think a yagi would be too heavy and cumbersome to attach directly to a camera.

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