Greetings!
Long time user of MikroTik routers and switches, but am just getting into more of the wireless applications. Recently is that of my truck, for which I have chosen to work with the ltAP LTE7 Kit (US bands). The same application could apply to anyone on the LTE6 card/kit.
I'm trying to see how much I can pack into this single system, so my goal, while potentially flawed in its vision is to do the following:
- Utilize one miniPCIe slot for the R11e-LTE7 card, and the other for the R11e-LR9G (LoRaWAN 900MHz) card.
- With a single LTE7 card, determine a method in which I can switch 2x2 MIMO antennas for 4G/5G connectivity (4G preferred given most connectivity is away from urban areas).
- The reason for this is that I want a low profile ~5dBi antenna while driving in high winds, but a higher gain while parked that I can adjust according to location and that will not always be plugged in.
- The idea is to either swap antennas or to find a method in which I can simply swap the physical connection (following a poweroff).
- This thought arose because of the differences in antenna cable connections, but also because I will have a static mount off of my roof rack for one. If I can simply swap out antennas with the same adapter and 2x2 connection - excellent.
My fallback is to simply just go with two R11e-LTE7 cards and two separate antennas and utilize another method for my LoRaWAN gateway.
I was curious if anyone has seen a method that would work to allow me to create a physical switch for the antennas (again, it would require a power cycle and not be a hot swap given MIMO) while also introducing as little noise as possible.
Cheers!