Interesting stack of RF connectors you have there 
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SF7BW125 - the output power… hmmmm… don’t know exactly , I used the TTN 2483 lib, have to find out
I have some better results with this 3 dbi ‘indoor’ set up compared to the indoor GP 
I took the cheap and untested route, don’t judge 
(due in next 10 days)
indoor antenna’s close to double glazing, or in low energy buildings, can be a problem (losing 10-20 db)
there is not much info to find on the net … so try it yourself… place the indoor antenna a few meters away from the window
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On quick run around with gateway on original RAK small antenna using a badger node I’m getting to around 1.25km 
gateway indoors mind and behind thick walls/double glazing
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Hi BoRRoZ,
what is this analyzer ?
thanks !
it’s an RF explorer combi
I used it here just to see if a LoRa packet was transmitted because the node was not usb connected so no feedback
how to hide
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We have several Cell Towers disguised as trees on Dublin’s orbital M50 motorway. A cactus would be more obvious than a naked tower in this place 
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Yesterday at the TTN Apeldoorn meetup I tested the nice black 868 MHz antenna which was purchased in China.
I found that the performance of this antenna is very poor.
The antenna (?) was not resonant at 868 MHz although the spec says
Also the return loss is not good.
It is another proof that not all “antennas” are really a antenna.
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looks more like a dummyload 
funny thing is… I did not measure this antenna, just connected it to a node and got really good results.
I found that measuring antennas and link performance with LoRa nodes and gateway is close proximity, is very difficult.
I have a node with a dummy on my table that at SF12 is picked up by a gateway 3 kilometres away.
for isolating nodes I created a small farady cage.
yes but I tested with my own gateway switched off and could reach a GW more then 10 KM away.
ok it was not real measurement just a quick test.
combined LoRa / GPS / GSM … uhhhhhhh
Seems aproperiate 
I think that has more to do with the antenna of the gateway .
I also think bad antennas just ‘still work’, and that LoRa is just so good at retrieving the signal from all the noise. E.g. on a good day I can get around 12km range between my gateway with @lex_ph2lb DIY GPA antenna and a rubber ducky from Aliexpress on my node. The GPA has no gain and the rubber ducky probably only has loss, and is also probably meant for 900MHz.
Testing with the Sunhans 13dbi and the ‘grey tube’ 10dbi from Aliexpress doesn’t give significantly different results.
I have ordered the CXL 900-3LW-NB/868 MHz and want to do some RSSI testing comparing this one to several Aliexpress antennas, but I haven’t found time to do it yet. Anyone is free to give a helping hand (Ghent region) 
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I have this antenna on the Mheen gateway in Apeldoorn: http://www.mars-antennas.com/ma-wo850-5
This antenna is ~ 120 euro ex VAT. in the Netherlands.
I measured this one yesterday:
This antenna will also be installed on the permanent gateway at Kadaster in Apeldoorn.
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I would do antenna performance measurements without using LoRaWAN but with a setup with RF signal measurement.