Re: [PLUG] Dell TrueMobile 1184 wireless router arrived

[Paul <paul@dpagin.net>]

Magnus wrote:

> > Why do you keep crying about the antenna being soldered on?
>
>
> Crying?  Hardly.  I'm disappointed by it, because for the purpose of 
> this project the less time/work/hacking it takes to go from box to 
> mast the better.  Think of the scale of it.  We're not talking about 2 
> or 3 solder jobs here.  It would have been much better for the 
> intended use if there were a removable antenna.


Yes and no.  A removable antenna might seem convenient until you realize 
that you need a non-standard connector.  By adding your own connector, 
you can choose a standard type or a commonly available (Radio Shack) 
connector.

It might not be to far fetched to put an N connector on a short piece of 
cable, then solder then other end of the cable to the circuit board. 
That way you can use N to N cable runs to your antennas.

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