Ubiquiti Rockets: Use Dual-Polarity 2×2 Antennas (or the MIMO does not work)

If you use an antenna that is not 2×2 MIMO (if it only has one connector) you will not get 2×2 MIMO from the Rocket:

If the antenna only has one connector, you will only get one spacial stream rather than two (1×1 rather than 2×2) hence the throughout will be half of the throughput you would get with 2×2 MIMO.

The best antennas for the Ubiquiti Rockets are the 2×2 dual-polarity antennas from Ubiquiti – because:

• the two connectors for 2×2 MIMO and
• the rocket snaps right in to the back of the UBNT antennas.

Author: George Hardesty