Which antenna plug do Helium miners use?
Which plug does a Helium hotspot use ? That is what you may be wondering whether you have a Sensecap, Milesight, Nebra, Bobcat or any other brand and are
considering adding an external or remote antenna on your roof
Often when purchasing an external antenna you need to ensure the cable supplied has the correct end on the side that connects to the hotspot.
It can be confusing, as many plugs look very similar.
Pigtials and adapters aren’t exactly cheap, so you want to get the right one
There are a few things to know, and they are important.
Let’s keep this simple, and short as possible
Here is a diagram of three types of inputs you possibly might find at the back of your Helium hotspot.
Now you can see for example, the difference between SMA and RP-SMA
Different brand and model Helium hotsports or miners will use a different type of input for the antenna.
For example, the Sensecap M1 has a RP-SMA Female input, and the Milesight UG65 has a N Type Female input
Hotspot | Input Type on Hotspot | Cable connector required |
Bobcat (All) | RP-SMA Female | RP-SMA Male |
COTX (All) | SMA Female | SMA Male |
ClodPi (All) | RP-SMA Female | RP-SMA Male |
Sensecap (All) | RP-SMA Female | RP-SMA Male |
Milesight (All) | N-Female | N-Male |
Nebra (Indoor Models) | RP-SMA Female | RP-SMA Male |
Nebra (Outdoor Models) | N-Female | N-Male |
RAK Wireless (All) | RP-SMA Female | RP-SMA Male |
Kerlink (Indoor Models) | RP-SMA Female | RP-SMA Male |
Kerlink (Outdoor Models) | N-Female | N-Male |
LongAP (Indoor Models) | RP-SMA Female | RP-SMA Male |
LongAP (Outdoor Models) | N-Female | N-Male |
Voskcoin (All) | RP-SMA Female | RP-SMA Male |
Mimiq FinestraMiner | RP-SMA Female | RP-SMA Male |
Syncrobit (US/AU) | RP-SMA Female | RP-SMA Male |
Syncrobit (EU) | SMA Female | SMA Male |
Browan MerryIoT | RP-SMA Female | SMA-Male |
MNTD Blackspot / Goldspot | RP-SMA Female | SMA-Male |