Coax connector identification?

Laver · 08-25-2004

My 802.11b adapter has no external antenna port, and it is about as sensitive to wifi as an ethernet card. Basically it sucks.

I decided to take it apart and see what was inside.

There are two tiny ceramic antennae, and between them is what looks to be a tinier surface-mounted coax connector.

It is gold-colored, shiny, and around 1/8" square and a little shorter than that in the z-axis. The receptacle part is circular with no threading, and it has a conical black plastic liner on the inside, but I can see shiny metal at the bottom.

Anyone know what kind of connector it is? I'd post a picture, but my camera is out of batteries, and I'd probably need a macro lens to show any useful detail.

I would really appreciate the ability to connect and external omni to this thing, 'cause otherwise it is next to worthless.

Thanks!

King_Ice_Flash · 08-25-2004

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Originally Posted by Laver

My 802.11b adapter has no external antenna port, and it is about as sensitive to wifi as an ethernet card. Basically it sucks.

I decided to take it apart and see what was inside.

There are two tiny ceramic antennae, and between them is what looks to be a tinier surface-mounted coax connector.

It is gold-colored, shiny, and around 1/8" square and a little shorter than that in the z-axis. The receptacle part is circular with no threading, and it has a conical black plastic liner on the inside, but I can see shiny metal at the bottom.

Anyone know what kind of connector it is? I'd post a picture, but my camera is out of batteries, and I'd probably need a macro lens to show any useful detail.

I would really appreciate the ability to connect and external omni to this thing, 'cause otherwise it is next to worthless.

Thanks!

Please do a search for hirose. Along with a thousand other posts discussing this:

http://netstumbler.org/showthread.ph...ghlight=hirose

Laver · 08-27-2004

I searched for a lot of stuff, but not Hirose. Now I know.

Thanks!

08-25-2004	#1 (permalink)
Laver Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3	Coax connector identification? My 802.11b adapter has no external antenna port, and it is about as sensitive to wifi as an ethernet card. Basically it sucks. I decided to take it apart and see what was inside. There are two tiny ceramic antennae, and between them is what looks to be a tinier surface-mounted coax connector. It is gold-colored, shiny, and around 1/8" square and a little shorter than that in the z-axis. The receptacle part is circular with no threading, and it has a conical black plastic liner on the inside, but I can see shiny metal at the bottom. Anyone know what kind of connector it is? I'd post a picture, but my camera is out of batteries, and I'd probably need a macro lens to show any useful detail. I would really appreciate the ability to connect and external omni to this thing, 'cause otherwise it is next to worthless. Thanks!

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08-27-2004	#3 (permalink)
Laver Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3	I searched for a lot of stuff, but not Hirose. Now I know. Thanks!