A mobile vehicle repeater antenna system, comprising: a scanning antenna system comprising one or more scanning antennas, wherein the one or more scanning antennas are configured to receive, for at least a first azimuth heading value and a second azimuth heading value, data comprising mobile communication signal and network parameters, a donor antenna system comprising one or more antennas, wherein the one or more antennas are configured to receive and transmit mobile communication signals, wherein the donor antenna system is connected to a bi-directional amplifier, a controller connected to the scanning antenna system and the bi-directional amplifier, wherein the controller is configured to receive, process and compare the received mobile communication signals for the at least first azimuth heading value and the second azimuth heading value; determine whether the first azimuth heading value or the second azimuth heading value provides optimal network and signal parameters according to predefined criteria; and control connectivity of the bi-directional amplifier with the one or more donor antennas of the donor antenna system in accordance with the determination; wherein the donor antenna system and the scanning antenna system are comprised in a dual polarisation antenna system comprising two or more antennas, wherein each of the two or more antennas has a first polarisation and a second polarisation, and wherein the first polarisation of each of the two or more antennas operates as a scanning antenna and the second polarisation of each of the two or more antennas operates as a donor antenna. a scanning antenna system comprising one or more scanning antennas, wherein the one or more scanning antennas are configured to receive, for at least a first azimuth heading value and a second azimuth heading value, data comprising mobile communication signal and network parameters, a donor antenna system comprising one or more antennas, wherein the one or more antennas are configured to receive and transmit mobile communication signals, wherein the donor antenna system is connected to a bi-directional amplifier, a controller connected to the scanning antenna system and the bi-directional amplifier, wherein the controller is configured to receive, process and compare the received mobile communication signals for the at least first azimuth heading value and the second azimuth heading value; determine whether the first azimuth heading value or the second azimuth heading value provides optimal network and signal parameters according to predefined criteria; and control connectivity of the bi-directional amplifier with the one or more donor antennas of the donor antenna system in accordance with the determination; receive, process and compare the received mobile communication signals for the at least first azimuth heading value and the second azimuth heading value; determine whether the first azimuth heading value or the second azimuth heading value provides optimal network and signal parameters according to predefined criteria; and control connectivity of the bi-directional amplifier with the one or more donor antennas of the donor antenna system in accordance with the determination; wherein the donor antenna system and the scanning antenna system are comprised in a dual polarisation antenna system comprising two or more antennas, wherein each of the two or more antennas has a first polarisation and a second polarisation, and wherein the first polarisation of each of the two or more antennas operates as a scanning antenna and the second polarisation of each of the two or more antennas operates as a donor antenna.