I have a couple customer antennas behind glass windows, not my choice, but it doesn’t seem to hurt the signal too bad. Old glass though, probably 50+ years. New Low-E coated glass would probably be a problem.
I used to have a couple 900 MHz customer antennas inside attics shooting through plywood or OSB. I wouldn’t try it at higher frequencies, especially not through 1-2 inches. Usually when cellular antennas are installed in church steeples, I believe they replace the wood with special stealth panels that look the same, there are companies that specialize in this. From: Christopher Gray Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 10:55 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Antennas Behind Wood or Glass in Old Building? I do not think I can swap the glass. I've made the request already, but have not gotten an official response. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 10:57 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: Any chance you can replace the glass with Plexiglas/Lucite or polycarbonate? From: Christopher Gray Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 9:37 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] Antennas Behind Wood or Glass in Old Building? I may have an opportunity to install some radios inside a steeple with some very specific requirements. I'm currently considering 5 GHz and 3.65 GHz radios for this location. I'd like to do some PTP and PMP links, but I cannot afford to lose too much. I have the option between mounting behind 1" thick solid boards, 2x 1" thick solid boards, or behind original windows. Are locations with such barriers even worth entertaining? If so, would it be best to ask for locations behind wood or glass? Thanks you, Chris
