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Offline royderuyterTopic starter

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WIFI Antenna boost for my nexus 7
« on: January 13, 2013, 01:08:25 pm »
Hi need some help.

I want to improve the range of my WiFi Antenna on my android Nexus 7. I wan to hook it up with a 16dBi flat panel WiFi 2.4 GHz antenna. I want to solder it direct to the Nexus 7 using a RP-SMA pigtail bulkhead connector. The idea is to improve the range for a helicopter (AR DRONE) which uses WiFi.

This has already been done by some guys in the USA using this exact config. (youtube has lots of stuff on the topic. But no one seems able to answer my questions :-[ What I would like to now if how to solder the leads to the Nexus and if there is any polarity issues. Can anyone help?? I have asked thanks Roy
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Offline Lord of nothing

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Re: WIFI Antenna boost for my nexus 7
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2015, 06:36:19 pm »
Why not an Wifi Repeater?
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Offline andybarrett1

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Re: WIFI Antenna boost for my nexus 7
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2015, 08:29:13 pm »
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Re: WIFI Antenna boost for my nexus 7
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2015, 08:31:04 pm »
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Offline Hideki

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Re: WIFI Antenna boost for my nexus 7
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2015, 09:31:25 pm »
Quote from: Lord of nothing on September 05, 2015, 06:36:19 pm
Why not an Wifi Repeater?

Because people usually fly drones outside and don't want to set up a range extender out in the bush on a giant extension cord? :)
(Ok, it could possibly be battery powered.)

Anyway... it's not what royderuyter was asking for. Of course there is a polarity issue. You solder the shield to ground and the center connector to the antenna signal. Isn't it clear enough from this video ?

Are you asking how to solder in general? How to cut and strip the coax? Which pad is ground and which is the antenna, or what?
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