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mhsieh From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 332 posts, RR: 0
Posted (7 months 3 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1652 times:

Are there different types of Wifi Antennas for 737s?
On Southwest 737s, there are big dome structures while on Alaska 737s there are nothing visible.
Different types? Different capabilities?
Thanks.

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tdscanuck From Canada, joined Jan 2006, 12709 posts, RR: 80
Reply 1, posted (7 months 3 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1640 times:

Quoting mhsieh (Thread starter):

Are there different types of Wifi Antennas for 737s?

Yes, assuming that you mean the offboard datalink and not the on-airplane WiFi antenna.

Quoting mhsieh (Thread starter):
On Southwest 737s, there are big dome structures while on Alaska 737s there are nothing visible.

The Alaska 737's, I think, are using a blade antenna (looks like a VHF).

Tom.

DL_Mech From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 1769 posts, RR: 10
Reply 2, posted (7 months 3 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 1587 times:

Here is a pic of one of the three WiFi antennas on a DL plane:

(Forward-most antenna shown inside the engine inlet )

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Photo © Tong Xian

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Dalmd88 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 2370 posts, RR: 15
Reply 3, posted (7 months 3 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 1562 times:

It depends on the type of system used. The GoGo system is currently all land based. They use a land phone system that connects up to the plane. While the system WN uses is sat based so they connect down to the plane. The sat based systems are the way forward. I think GoGo is moving to this system so international aircraft can have WiFi capabilities.

SKC From United States of America, joined Oct 2012, 64 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (7 months 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 1476 times:

Quoting Dalmd88 (Reply 3):
While the system WN uses is sat based so they connect down to the plane.

SWA uses Row 44 for their sat-based WiFi.

dlednicer From United States of America, joined May 2005, 511 posts, RR: 6
Reply 5, posted (7 months 3 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1427 times:

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Alaska Airlines originally was going to go with the Row44 satellite-based system:

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