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Wi-Fi Antennas Compared: Gain, Beamwidth, Size and Connector

Wi-Fi Antennas — Wi-Fi antennas operate in the unlicensed 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz ISM/U-NII
Wi-Fi Antennas

A side-by-side table of every wi-fi antenna in the catalog, sorted so the gain-versus-size trade-off is visible at a glance. Higher gain on the same band always costs aperture length, and on a mast that length is a wind-load number, not a footnote.

The trade-off in one sentence

Between the smallest and largest model here the gain moves from 1 to 23 dBi while the longest dimension moves from 3 mm to 2570 mm. That is the whole negotiation: roughly every 3 dB of additional gain doubles the effective radiated power in the main lobe and costs about twice the aperture.

Full comparison

Full comparison
ModelBand (MHz)GainPolarizationHPBW H×VVSWRIPLengthConnector
AW-PA2425-V18B652400–250018 dBiVertical65° × 7°≤ 1.5:1IP651000 mmN-Female
AW-PA5158-V18B655100–585018 dBiVertical65° × 7°≤ 1.5:1IP65580 mmN-Female
AW-FG2400-152400–248315 dBiVertical360° × 5°≤ 1.5:1IP671550 mmN-Female
AW-PA2425-V15B652400–250015 dBiVertical65° × 15°≤ 1.5:1IP65500 mmN-Female
AW-PA5158-V15B655100–585015 dBiVertical65° × 15°≤ 1.5:1IP65260 mmN-Female
AW-FG3500-123400–360012 dBiVertical360° × 5°≤ 1.5:1IP67830 mmN-Female
AW-FG5800-125725–585012 dBiVertical360° × 5°≤ 1.5:1IP67580 mmN-Female
AW-FGS2400-92400–24839 dBiVertical360° × 16°≤ 1.5:1IP67780 mmN-Female
AW-RD2400-92400–24839 dBiVertical360° × 55°≤ 1.5:1IP40390 mmSMA-Male
AW-FGL2400-82400–24838 dBiVertical360° × 20°≤ 2.0:1IP67560 mmSMA-Male
AW-RDN2400-72400–25007 dBiVertical360° × 28°≤ 2.0:1IP65290 mmN-Male
AW-FGL0827-6698–27006 dBiVertical360° × 30°≤ 2.0:1IP67620 mmSMA-Male
AW-RD2400-52400–24835 dBiVertical360° × 55°≤ 1.5:1IP40210 mmSMA-Male
AW-RD3538-53300–38005 dBiVertical360° × 40°≤ 2.0:1IP40190 mmSMA-Male
AW-RD5800-55150–58505 dBiVertical360° × 40°≤ 2.0:1IP40150 mmSMA-Male
AW-RDN0827-5698–27005 dBiVertical360° × 40°≤ 2.0:1IP65250 mmN-Male
AW-MM2425-4x152400–25004x15 dBiDual ±45° slant / MIMO60° × 14°≤ 1.5:1IP65405 mmN-Female
AW-MM2425-2x152400–25002x15 dBiDual ±45° slant / MIMO60° × 14°≤ 1.5:1IP65405 mmN-Female
AW-MM5800-2x155725–58502x15 dBiDual ±45° slant / MIMO60° × 14°≤ 1.5:1IP65405 mmN-Female
AW-PA3338-V18B653300–380018 dBiVertical65° × 7°≤ 1.5:1IP65760 mmN-Female
AW-PA3338-V15B653300–380015 dBiVertical65° × 15°≤ 1.5:1IP65410 mmN-Female
AW-PA8025-H12B65806–250012 dBiHorizontal65° × 30°≤ 1.5:1IP65660 mmN-Female
AW-PA8025-V12B65806–250012 dBiVertical65° × 30°≤ 1.5:1IP65660 mmN-Female
AW-FGL3538-83300–38008 dBiVertical360° × 18°≤ 2.0:1IP67480 mmSMA-Male
AW-PA8025-D2x12B65806–25002x12 dBiVertical + Horizontal65° × 30°≤ 1.5:1IP65660 mmN-Female
AW-FG0890-12824–89012 dBiVertical360° × 5°≤ 1.5:1IP671550 mmN-Female
AW-FG1922-111920–217011 dBiVertical360° × 5°≤ 1.5:1IP671250 mmN-Female
AW-FG0433-6428–4386 dBiVertical360° × 8°≤ 1.5:1IP671050 mmN-Female
AW-RD0433-3428–4383 dBiVertical360° × 55°≤ 1.5:1IP40210 mmSMA-Male
AW-RD0960-3824–9603 dBiVertical360° × 55°≤ 1.5:1IP4080 mmSMA-Male

Reading the table

  • Gain is referenced to an isotropic radiator (dBi). Subtract 2.15 to compare against a figure quoted in dBd.
  • Beamwidth is the half-power (−3 dB) width. Coverage does not stop at that edge; it is simply where the signal has fallen to half power.
  • VSWR is a band-edge worst case. At 1.5:1 about 4 percent of forward power is reflected, which is negligible next to a typical feedline loss.
  • Length is the number that decides the mount and the wind load, and it is the constraint that most often forces a lower-gain choice.

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