1090MHz 978MHz Dual Band ADS-B Antenna N-Type Female Outdoor 5dBi Fiberglass Antennas + 10ft N-Male to SMA-Male Extension Cable

Awesome antenna for ADS-B, mounted on my roof at gutter height and gives me around 180 mile range with lots of aircraft. Good build quality, has been outside in all weather for a couple of years and working great still.

I’ve been using this 1090MHz/978MHz Dual Band ADS-B Antenna in my attic, and the performance has been outstanding. Even without mounting it outdoors, I’m consistently receiving signals from aircraft up to 200 miles away! The build quality is solid, and it integrates perfectly with my ADS-B setup.Pros:✅ Excellent Reception – The 5dBi gain provides strong signal reception for both 1090MHz (Mode S/ADS-B) and 978MHz (UAT), making it ideal for tracking aircraft at all altitudes.✅ Durable Fiberglass Construction – Built to last, with weather resistance that would hold up well outdoors if needed.✅ N-Type Connector for Low Loss – Works great with low-loss coax like LMR400, ensuring minimal signal degradation.✅ Compact Yet Powerful – Even indoors, this antenna performs on par with larger outdoor setups.✅ Easy to Install – No complicated setup—just mount it in a good position, connect it to an SDR/dongle, and start tracking!Cons:⚠️ Needs a Good Coax Cable – To get the best performance, use low-loss cable (like LMR400) since longer runs can degrade the signal.⚠️ Attic Performance May Vary – While I get 200+ miles, results may differ depending on obstructions or RF interference.

I decided to modify the feedline by shortening it to 3ft so I could get my amplifier right next to the antenna and I have to say, I'm very impressed by the coax. I've cut up more expensive products with coax that had barely any shielding at all, but this had the thickest braided coax shield Ive seen on RG58, It was very impressive. The results so far seem great, I am using this antenna as a dedicated 978 MHz UAT receiver. About 3ft of feedline away from the antenna I have a 978 MHz SAW filter feeding a Nooelec LaNA wideband low-noise amplifier that then goes through about 20 ft of 75ohm RG6 before ending at a Nooelec SmarTee radio. So far on day 2 of running I can see my total UAT aircraft and position counts are right in line with the other people I'm competing with nearby. Very happy with my purchase!

5 stars for the great gain and all the included mounting hardware and connectors. Minus one star though because the product had clearly been used and returned - had marks from pliers on the feed line connector and the mounting plate was bent. Still works fine though

Solid antenna that appears to be tuned to the proper frequencies for ads-b signals. This is pulling in signals from over 200 nautical miles from my location even with the antenna mounted in the attic. It comes with mounting hardware except for the lag bolts that you need to fasten the bracket to the house. It does have U-bolts to mount to a pole, so that's good if you mount it that way.

At 1000 MHz, RG-58 has a loss of about 17.5 dB/100 feet. If you have to have a cable run longer than 10 feet, either put a low noise amplifier right at the antenna or choose a real low-loss cable like LMR-240. Ask your friendly neighborhood ham radio guru for help if necessary. No point in connecting a high-gain antenna to a receiver through a high-loss cable.

This extended my Air-aware reception by 150 miles!

I wanted to compare apples to apples before installing this outside to see true improvement. From the attached charts you can see the antenna that came with with Blue R820T2 RTL2832U Blue R820T2 RTL2832U SDR. Then the jump where I added the Nooelec Lana - Ultra Low-Noise Amplifier and the last jump is switching the antenna to the "outdoor" antenna in the same indoor location. I plan to move it outside next but wanted to post before the review window closed.