HenryD
Senior Member
- Joined
- Dec 16, 2012
- Messages
- 477
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Seven Tenths (sold)
- Vessel Make
- Mirage / Great Harbour 47
Hello
I have been using a Wave Wifi Rogue Pro for a while and have been happy with it's interface and performance. A month or so ago, it stopped working (I thought) until I found the Ethernet cable seemed to be not working. I replaced the Ethernet cable up the mast and while connecting the antenna noticed, the Ethernet connector just falls out of the Wave Wifi Rogue Pro. I contacted WaveWifi and was told by their tech support that a) do not connect the cable and twist the antenna onto the antenna mount - this will cause the cable to twist and damage the antenna b) the proper way to connect the unit is to connect the cable to the antenna and then twist the mount into the antenna.
On my boat, I have a mast with a spreader bar that has four antenna mounts welded to the spreader bar. The only way to hold the antenna steady and twist mount would involve spinning the boat 5-6 rotations...and the cable would still be twisting.
Any suggestions on how to keep the Ethernet connector in the bottom of the antenna? If there was room, I would screw, weld, glue a right angle to the bottom of the antenna so I could wire tie the cable securely to the antenna. The WaveWifi rep suggested maybe epoxy, silicon and gasket maker - apparently they have received this question before.
I have been using a Wave Wifi Rogue Pro for a while and have been happy with it's interface and performance. A month or so ago, it stopped working (I thought) until I found the Ethernet cable seemed to be not working. I replaced the Ethernet cable up the mast and while connecting the antenna noticed, the Ethernet connector just falls out of the Wave Wifi Rogue Pro. I contacted WaveWifi and was told by their tech support that a) do not connect the cable and twist the antenna onto the antenna mount - this will cause the cable to twist and damage the antenna b) the proper way to connect the unit is to connect the cable to the antenna and then twist the mount into the antenna.
On my boat, I have a mast with a spreader bar that has four antenna mounts welded to the spreader bar. The only way to hold the antenna steady and twist mount would involve spinning the boat 5-6 rotations...and the cable would still be twisting.
Any suggestions on how to keep the Ethernet connector in the bottom of the antenna? If there was room, I would screw, weld, glue a right angle to the bottom of the antenna so I could wire tie the cable securely to the antenna. The WaveWifi rep suggested maybe epoxy, silicon and gasket maker - apparently they have received this question before.