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Title: Wlan Cf Antenna Screw Off
Post by: logo on July 09, 2006, 07:26:12 pm: Hi!

Now i'm looking for a WLAN CompactFlash card for my Zaurus for which i can screw off it's antenna.
I did take a look at FAQ, but all these WLAN cards only have an internal antenna. That wouldn't be bad if there would be connector for external antenna.

Does anyone know such a WLAN CF card with connector for external antenna which does run with Zaurus (Openzaurus or some other Zaurus Embedded Linux)?

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Title: Wlan Cf Antenna Screw Off
Post by: BarryW on July 09, 2006, 09:12:38 pm: Quote
Hi!

Now i'm looking for a WLAN CompactFlash card for my Zaurus for which i can screw off it's antenna.
I did take a look at FAQ, but all these WLAN cards only have an internal antenna. That wouldn't be bad if there would be connector for external antenna.

Does anyone know such a WLAN CF card with connector for external antenna which does run with Zaurus (Openzaurus or some other Zaurus Embedded Linux)?

bye
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No one makes one. You'd have to modify one.
Title: Wlan Cf Antenna Screw Off
Post by: logo on July 09, 2006, 09:42:20 pm: Hi,

i did see such a card last week but i don't know link anymore. So WLAN CF cards with externel antenna do exist. Second would be chipset question...

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Title: Wlan Cf Antenna Screw Off
Post by: Da_Blitz on July 09, 2006, 09:44:16 pm: I just soldered a socket onto my card so i could remove the antenna, but i got such good performance with the antenna i never took it off
Title: Wlan Cf Antenna Screw Off
Post by: BarryW on July 09, 2006, 11:53:31 pm: Quote
Hi,

i did see such a card last week but i don't know link anymore. So WLAN CF cards with externel antenna do exist. Second would be chipset question...

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It may have had a connector inside, but no one makes one with a user accessable external antenna connector. The ones you find inside are for testing the radios at the factory.
Title: Wlan Cf Antenna Screw Off
Post by: logo on July 10, 2006, 05:57:14 pm: Quote
I just soldered a socket onto my card so i could remove the antenna, but i got such good performance with the antenna i never took it off
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Hi!

would you please post a picture of this construction?
Sounds good...
Title: Wlan Cf Antenna Screw Off
Post by: Da_Blitz on July 12, 2006, 01:08:01 am: i had to throw it away as it was a netgear M701 (they tend to die), i do have another and will try and dummy up some pics
Title: Wlan Cf Antenna Screw Off
Post by: logo on July 13, 2006, 11:46:22 am: Quote
i had to throw it away as it was a netgear M701 (they tend to die), i do have another and will try and dummy up some pics
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Good idea.
I've seen there are antenna hacks for Linksys WUSB11.
Title: Wlan Cf Antenna Screw Off
Post by: sds on July 13, 2006, 12:47:06 pm: The card you are searching for is this one (https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=15622&st=0&p=102700&#entry102700).