zogthegreat Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Hi everyone, Does anyone know if a fractal antenna placed on the back of the LCD cover would offer better reception than regular internal wifi antenna? Thanks zog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vector Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Hi everyone, Does anyone know if a fractal antenna placed on the back of the LCD cover would offer better reception than regular internal wifi antenna? Thanks zog it would depend on the fractal design and qualityof th3 build of course. you could do like i do with all my laptops and get a u.fl to rp-sma center-pin pigtail and drill a hole in the laptop casing andinstall it so you can add any type of external antenna you want anytime. some links to the pics. https://www.box.com/s/qkc4ptntmhdi7nu1srfr https://www.box.com/s/axitk5k8fv152vdcars8 i even modded my mk802 devices the same way, however those did require soldering. https://www.box.com/s/sj3pdi0sttrqsir778q5 https://www.box.com/s/q22jkaqytucypjttfjpq https://www.box.com/s/y1m80r8qlbpvfn6vthsp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zogthegreat Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 Hi vector, Nice work! I have been thinking of doing the same thing. The Thinkpads come with a WWAN antenna mounted on the side of the LCD lid. I was thinking of modding one of these to hold the antenna then mod my Comfast RTL8187L 980000G external to fit under my SSD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vector Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Hi vector, Nice work! I have been thinking of doing the same thing. The Thinkpads come with a WWAN antenna mounted on the side of the LCD lid. I was thinking of modding one of these to hold the antenna then mod my Comfast RTL8187L 980000G external to fit under my SSD. does your comfast have an external antenna connection already? i like using half mini or mini pci-x cards they take up less space and its simpler too run the u.fl to rp-sma pigtails through th inside of the case. there's plenty of half minis and minis that will run at 30dBm/1000mw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zogthegreat Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 yeah, it already has a connector, it was the reason I was thinking of doing the mod to the LCD cover. "there's plenty of half minis and minis that will run at 30dBm/1000mw" Is there a card that you would recommend? I have been lookin at the Intel Ultimate-N 6300, but I would prefer an Atheros chip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vector Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 yeah, it already has a connector, it was the reason I was thinking of doing the mod to the LCD cover. "there's plenty of half minis and minis that will run at 30dBm/1000mw" Is there a card that you would recommend? I have been lookin at the Intel Ultimate-N 6300, but I would prefer an Atheros chip. i've never been a huge atheros fan, but lots of people like atheros. it depends on which atheros chipset of course. i prefer realtek 8187l chips, ralink chips, and one of my favorite minipci-e cards is broadcom BCM4312 LP-PHY chip (PCI ID 14E4:4315), its been one of the best minipci-e ive ever used. never needed any patches for reg domain override, and channel -1, etc. i have so many different wireless adapters its rediculous but i usually only use a couple different ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zogthegreat Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 I like the realtek 8187l also, (it's the one I was thinking to hack). I can't find the BCM4312 LP-PHY, do you have a part number like a Lenovo FRU or Dell P/N? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zogthegreat Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) BTW, you seem to know about the antenna connectors. Where could I go to get more information on them? I.e. you refer to u.fl to rp-sma pigtails, how can I learn to translate this? They seem to be coaxial. thanks zog Edited June 28, 2013 by zogthegreat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vector Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 BTW, you seem to know about the antenna connectors. Where could I go to get more information on them? I.e. you refer to u.fl to rp-sma pigtails, how can I learn to translate this? They seem to be coaxial. thanks zog if i remeber correctly the bcm4312 card is from a dell laptop im pretty sure its a dell wireless 1397 card. and as far as the antennas and cables go, u.fl referes to the connection type on the mini pci-e cards. a u.fl to rp-sma pigtail will plug directly into the minipci-e card and enable you to connect any antenna with an rp-sma connection. there's many different types of connectors and adapters. u.fl, rp-sma, bnc, N-type, etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry99705 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 if i remeber correctly the bcm4312 card is from a dell laptop im pretty sure its a dell wireless 1397 card. and as far as the antennas and cables go, u.fl referes to the connection type on the mini pci-e cards. a u.fl to rp-sma pigtail will plug directly into the minipci-e card and enable you to connect any antenna with an rp-sma connection. there's many different types of connectors and adapters. u.fl, rp-sma, bnc, N-type, etc etc. N connectors are a bitch to mod into a laptop... This was attached to an internal Orinoco Gold pcmcia card, if any of you were around when this was the gold standard wifi card to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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