External Wifi Antenna

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Daemon D

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I ordered the Neo Freerunner to use in my apartment but find that the public wifi that I normally use is too weak a signal for the Freerunner to pick up. Any suggestions? The external antenna jack is only for GPS right?

Are there schematics where I could locate proper solder points to install an external wifi jack so I can use a cantenna type arrangement? Would that even be feasible for someone with very minimal component level understanding but posesses a soldering iron and dremel with the knowledge to use them?

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Is it the one highlighted in this image?

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/daemonite/800px-Gta02a5_pcba_cs.jpg

In the actual neo it's occupied by a connector going off (following that red line in the image) under some cover. I assumed it connects to the external GPS antenna jack, being not-wifi?

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Ahh, there it is. I'm relieved to see there's at least a connector. I'll tackle that when I feel brave. Thank you very much.


--- On Thu, 4/16/09, Thomas Sanladerer <[hidden email]> wrote:

> From: Thomas Sanladerer <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: External Wifi Antenna
> To: [hidden email]
> Cc: [hidden email]
> Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009, 5:14 PM
> See: http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9381/dsc00065r.jpg
> Same side as your pic. The area marked in red is the Wlan
> module,
> resting atop of a shield can. The connector i was talking
> about is
> marked in green.
> Just below it is the GSM connector, which is accessible
> through the
> inner case of the neo.
> The one you meant is indeed where the internal GPS antenna
> is connected.
>
> Daemon D schrieb:
> > Is it the one highlighted in this image?
> >
> >
> http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/daemonite/800px-Gta02a5_pcba_cs.jpg
> >
> > In the actual neo it's occupied by a connector
> going off (following that red line in the image) under some
> cover. I assumed it connects to the external GPS antenna
> jack, being not-wifi?
> >
> >

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There acually is a standard connector inside the case. If you looks at
the neo's pcb from the back, it's on the bottom left. It uses a standard
connector that's also used e.g. inside the nintendo ds and other
wireless equipement.
I guess it would be no problem to just drill a hole into the case and
fit some kind of adaptor to, say, sma.
Be very careful with the neo's connector though, as this kind of jack is
made for less than 10 pluggings.
If someone knows the exact name of the neos connector you could just get
some of those from your local electronics supplier and make an adaptor
yourself.

Happy hacking,
Thomas Sanladerer


Daemon D schrieb:

> I ordered the Neo Freerunner to use in my apartment but find that the public wifi that I normally use is too weak a signal for the Freerunner to pick up. Any suggestions? The external antenna jack is only for GPS right?
>
> Are there schematics where I could locate proper solder points to install an external wifi jack so I can use a cantenna type arrangement? Would that even be feasible for someone with very minimal component level understanding but posesses a soldering iron and dremel with the knowledge to use them?
>
> - Daemon
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Ok, just found the connector's name. It's IPX, see
http://www.rfconnector.com/ipx-connectors.php. Should have looked
better, because it says "IPX" on the GPS connector.

Happy hacking,
Thomas Sanladerer


Daemon D schrieb:

> I ordered the Neo Freerunner to use in my apartment but find that the public wifi that I normally use is too weak a signal for the Freerunner to pick up. Any suggestions? The external antenna jack is only for GPS right?
>
> Are there schematics where I could locate proper solder points to install an external wifi jack so I can use a cantenna type arrangement? Would that even be feasible for someone with very minimal component level understanding but posesses a soldering iron and dremel with the knowledge to use them?
>
> - Daemon
>
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See: http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9381/dsc00065r.jpg
Same side as your pic. The area marked in red is the Wlan module,
resting atop of a shield can. The connector i was talking about is
marked in green.
Just below it is the GSM connector, which is accessible through the
inner case of the neo.
The one you meant is indeed where the internal GPS antenna is connected.

Daemon D schrieb:
> Is it the one highlighted in this image?
>
> http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/daemonite/800px-Gta02a5_pcba_cs.jpg
>
> In the actual neo it's occupied by a connector going off (following that red line in the image) under some cover. I assumed it connects to the external GPS antenna jack, being not-wifi?
>
>  



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