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2009-08-14
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Originally Posted by Texrat
sounds logical, but have you tried this? would a tv rabbit ear antenna work with it ?
In a nutshell: purchase the male coax adapter you will need. Drill a hole somewhere in your tablet that will accomodate it. Solder the antenna leads to the adapter tabs (I would keep the old antenna as is). Screw on an auxilliary antenna. Done.
Last edited by wesgreen; 2009-08-14 at 23:03.
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2009-08-14
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Originally Posted by wesgreen
Have not tried it, and a TV antenna like that *might* work but I do know the fitting sizes are different-- you would need an adapter. But keep in mind antennas are typically tuned for certain frequencies, so you're usually better off sticking to the proper one.
sounds logical, but have you tried this? would a tv rabbit ear antenna work with it ?
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2009-08-14
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Originally Posted by Texrat
what sort of antenna would you recommend? what about a string of copper desoldering wire?
Have not tried it, and a TV antenna like that *might* work but I do know the fitting sizes are different-- you would need an adapter. But keep in mind antennas are typically tuned for certain frequencies, so you're usually better off sticking to the proper one.
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2009-08-14
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Originally Posted by wesgreen
The soldered solution mentioned in this thread simply beefs up the existing antenna-- I would not recommend that as an external solution.
what sort of antenna would you recommend? what about a string of copper desoldering wire?
For those considering this sort of surgery, I would recommend a typical router antenna. Linksys and other companies sell them; I bought mine at Best Buy. Not sure where to get the male threaded adapter for the tablet case though.
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2009-08-15
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2danramos
this hack and disassemble the n810 seems a bit sketchy to me
here are some suggestions
1 now that you know where to antenna is on the tablet you can hold the antenna at the focal point of a wok, steamer or any thing parabolic. point
2 you can use the same principal with a yagi. tear out the element of a yagi next to reflector and position the antenna/tablet where it was removed. point
3 strip 1/2 wavlength of coax cable and attach it 1/4 wavelength away and parallel to the antenna. attach the other end of the cable to your super antenna of choose. point
4 try using the usb on the go and a wifi dongle/antenna and don't forget to point
I challenge anyone to improve on these suggestions.
this hack and disassemble the n810 seems a bit sketchy to me
here are some suggestions
1 now that you know where to antenna is on the tablet you can hold the antenna at the focal point of a wok, steamer or any thing parabolic. point
2 you can use the same principal with a yagi. tear out the element of a yagi next to reflector and position the antenna/tablet where it was removed. point
3 strip 1/2 wavlength of coax cable and attach it 1/4 wavelength away and parallel to the antenna. attach the other end of the cable to your super antenna of choose. point
4 try using the usb on the go and a wifi dongle/antenna and don't forget to point
I challenge anyone to improve on these suggestions.
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2009-08-16
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Originally Posted by smackpotato
That is easy but it becomes hard to use the tablet, and you'll have to be in front of the parabolic concentrator blocking the signal. So, not practical.
2danramos
this hack and disassemble the n810 seems a bit sketchy to me
here are some suggestions
1 now that you know where to antenna is on the tablet you can hold the antenna at the focal point of a wok, steamer or any thing parabolic. point
2 you can use the same principal with a yagi. tear out the element of a yagi next to reflector and position the antenna/tablet where it was removed. point
3 strip 1/2 wavlength of coax cable and attach it 1/4 wavelength away and parallel to the antenna. attach the other end of the cable to your super antenna of choose. point
4 try using the usb on the go and a wifi dongle/antenna and don't forget to point
From my point of view, the ideal sollution would be to get an additional back cover from nokia to play with and put there a connector for an external antenna. Probably expensive or impossible to get that part
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2009-08-16
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not necessarily. i've seen n810 replacement parts like front plates and keyboard parts for sale on the web by 3rd party vendors.
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2009-08-19
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2danramos I found this thread on the usb dongle http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=28884
2maacruz I'm just throwing ideas out there. 3 would be an antenna receiving connected to the coax that is in proximity of the nokia antenna. Is that as clear as mud.
question: does the hardware hack improve the gps reception or does that use a different antenna? there is an gps antenna hack for the n97
2maacruz I'm just throwing ideas out there. 3 would be an antenna receiving connected to the coax that is in proximity of the nokia antenna. Is that as clear as mud.
question: does the hardware hack improve the gps reception or does that use a different antenna? there is an gps antenna hack for the n97
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2009-08-19
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Originally Posted by wesgreen
Many of those expect bulk purchases though...
not necessarily. i've seen n810 replacement parts like front plates and keyboard parts for sale on the web by 3rd party vendors.
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