Neotel Frequencies

[netstrider]

What is the EXACT frequency Neotel uses?

Is it any different from NeoConnect to NeoFlex?

Reason being I want to build an antenna myself and I need to know the frequency.

Thanks in advance.

 

[acidrain]

South Africa: Neotel has been awarded a licence to operate in the 800 MHz band by ICASA and launched CDMA2000 services in 2008

From Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDMA2000

but you might want to check http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=121138

 

[netstrider]

Thanks acidrain

 

[Yotch]

@netstrider: As mentioned above CDMA800 devices generally employ 824~849MHz for transmission and 869~894MHz for reception. This spectrum is usually split amongst several operators. If you want to determine the exact frequencies being used in your area then you might be able to obtain the Channel number from the debug menu of one of the Neotel devices. If you can obtain this information then you can determine the exact frequency from the CDMA850 Channel number/Frequency chart in the link below (just click on it to enlarge). I think that the corresponding transmit frequencies are 45MHz lower than the receive ones. Alternatively you could try to get the information directly from Neotel or the rep.
http://evdotips.blogspot.com/2008/11/850-or-1900-mhz.html

This link shows how the 800MHz spectrum is allocated in Australia - see the chart on Page 7.
http://www.rfsworld.com/stayconnected/userfiles/stayconnected/issuepdfs/pdf/Stay2_07.pdf

This DIY antenna apparently performs quite well - I might be able to dig up some additional information about this design if there is any interest.
http://www.perite.com/vk7jj/NextGYagi.htm