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Harpoon · 02-01-2007

Having spent the last hour looking for tutorials on how to add an external antenna to the Linksys WPC54G v5, I concluded that no-one has written one yet. So, I've come up with my own procedure, based on what people have done with the previous WPC54G versions.

Step 1: Using the instructions from this thread, I took the card apart.
Wiggling the plastic cover off was a major struggle.

Step 2: From what I can see, the WPC54G v5 has a UF/L jack, onto which I can permanently attach a pigtail.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...sion5Small.jpg

Larger image here.

I shouldn't need to desolder or cut anything as the jack should route the signal when I connect an antenna to the pigtail (or so I hope).

By the way, are UF/L, Hirose and IPAX jacks all the same thing, or are they slightly different?

Step 3: The pigtail will be secured within the card, with the jack for the external antenna neatly attached to the card.

Hopefully this will look like the finished WPC54G v2 shown in this thread.

This mod is currently in progress, as I'm waiting for my pigtail and an aerial to arrive.

02-01-2007	#1 (permalink)
Harpoon Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4	Linksys WPC54G Version 5 Antenna Mod (In Progress) Having spent the last hour looking for tutorials on how to add an external antenna to the Linksys WPC54G v5, I concluded that no-one has written one yet. So, I've come up with my own procedure, based on what people have done with the previous WPC54G versions. Step 1: Using the instructions from this thread, I took the card apart. Wiggling the plastic cover off was a major struggle. Step 2: From what I can see, the WPC54G v5 has a UF/L jack, onto which I can permanently attach a pigtail. http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...sion5Small.jpg Larger image here. I shouldn't need to desolder or cut anything as the jack should route the signal when I connect an antenna to the pigtail (or so I hope). By the way, are UF/L, Hirose and IPAX jacks all the same thing, or are they slightly different? Step 3: The pigtail will be secured within the card, with the jack for the external antenna neatly attached to the card. Hopefully this will look like the finished WPC54G v2 shown in this thread. This mod is currently in progress, as I'm waiting for my pigtail and an aerial to arrive. Last edited by Harpoon : 02-01-2007 at 01:22 PM.