Re: Soldering external antenna to Orinoco a/b/g ComboCard
Trevor Harmon <[email protected]>
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On Apr 4, 2005, at 8:59 PM, Bryan (Mobile) wrote: > I would try, first off, inserting the center conductor into the center > hole, doubling if needed for positive contact. I don't quite follow you here. What do you mean by "doubling"? > Check the levels with whatever you have to check with. By "level", do you mean the level of signal strength, as measured by the Wi-Fi software/driver for the card? > This would be an inexpensive and nondestructive way to see if it > works. If it does then you could apply solder to the leads to > strengthen them for continued use. Okay, so basically I just need to make sure that the center wire of my antenna cable touches whatever conductor is inside the hole of that little round connector on the card, and also make sure that the shielding of the antenna wire is attached to ground (the outer metal base of the connector)? Thanks again, Trevor _______________________________________________ Talk mailing list [email protected] http://seattlewireless.net/mailman/listinfo/talk