iPaq 3975 + Orinoco Gold Antenna

stumble_butt · 09-27-2002

Anyone know where I can find an antenna for an Orinoco Gold card like the one in this graphic?
Thanks,

sparafina · 09-27-2002

looks like the antenna for my Sierra Wireless CDPD card

renderman · 09-27-2002

The pic seems to show a CDPD, or other wireless card, not a 802.11b card.

If you could find the bare connectors for the orinoco (I think fabcorp sells them) you could make a slick little antenna like that, but retail, I'd doubt it.

1EZway · 09-27-2002

That would be a great ant.

sparafina · 09-27-2002

Quote:

Originally posted by 1EZway
That would be a great ant.

Not a bad idea, but the groundplane would be problematic

fletch · 12-20-2002

i was JUST about to post a thread regarding this exact same topic. thank god i fear blackwave enough to search before i post

has anybody had any luck with making an antenna like that? that'd be so killer to have like a 5dbi antenna without all the hassle of my magmount....you could have some very powerful warstrolling!

is this the right connector? i don't really know what i'm looking for.

Right Angel MC Connector

This connector is used for ORiNOCO, Avaya, Lucent WaveLAN and many other private labled PCMCIA ISM cards. This connector is for LMR-100A, WBC-100, RG-316 and RG-174.

* NOTE: This is a very small connector, if you are not familiar with working on nano sized connectors, we do not reccomend that you purchase this connector.

Mr.White · 12-20-2002

I recently ordered some amplifiers from Hyperlink and they threw in 2 pigtails and 2 little antennas. Too bad the pigtail and antenna both have male connectors.

The antenna was small and only produced about 1-2 dBi gain and about 5 inches long. Not much use for anything but a project like this. There wasn't a ground plane. It appears to be an N connector with a single coil whip. I'm sure you could remove the connector from the antenna and attach it somehow. I'll post a pic of it when I get the chance.

Get a hold of Al at Hyperlinktech.com and ask him about them. They were giving them away for free so they couldn't cost much.

blackwave · 12-20-2002

Quote:

Originally posted by fletch
i was JUST about to post a thread regarding this exact same topic. thank god i fear blackwave enough to search before i post

damn... missed you by that much...
[thumb here]----------[index here]

.... hmmm, I will add that to the minority report

fletch · 12-22-2002

Quote:

Originally posted by blackwave
damn... missed you by that much...
[thumb here]----------[index here]

.... hmmm, I will add that to the minority report

*whew*

so anyways, is that connector i posted a picture of the right one?

khel · 12-22-2002

Quote:

Originally posted by fletch
*whew*

so anyways, is that connector i posted a picture of the right one?

Looks like that's the one :-)

12-20-2002	#6 (permalink)
fletch Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: pleasanton, ca Posts: 47	i was JUST about to post a thread regarding this exact same topic. thank god i fear blackwave enough to search before i post has anybody had any luck with making an antenna like that? that'd be so killer to have like a 5dbi antenna without all the hassle of my magmount....you could have some very powerful warstrolling! is this the right connector? i don't really know what i'm looking for. Right Angel MC Connector This connector is used for ORiNOCO, Avaya, Lucent WaveLAN and many other private labled PCMCIA ISM cards. This connector is for LMR-100A, WBC-100, RG-316 and RG-174. * NOTE: This is a very small connector, if you are not familiar with working on nano sized connectors, we do not reccomend that you purchase this connector. Last edited by fletch : 12-20-2002 at 04:19 PM.

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Mr.White OH such tacos will I give Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,049	I recently ordered some amplifiers from Hyperlink and they threw in 2 pigtails and 2 little antennas. Too bad the pigtail and antenna both have male connectors. The antenna was small and only produced about 1-2 dBi gain and about 5 inches long. Not much use for anything but a project like this. There wasn't a ground plane. It appears to be an N connector with a single coil whip. I'm sure you could remove the connector from the antenna and attach it somehow. I'll post a pic of it when I get the chance. Get a hold of Al at Hyperlinktech.com and ask him about them. They were giving them away for free so they couldn't cost much. __________________ A good way to threaten somebody is to light a stick of dynamite. Then you call the guy and hold the burning fuse up to the phone. "Hear that?" you say. "That's dynamite, baby." -Jack Handey

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09-27-2002	#2 (permalink)
sparafina Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: TX,MD,NY Posts: 1,431	looks like the antenna for my Sierra Wireless CDPD card

09-27-2002	#3 (permalink)
renderman Drunken Stumbler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Anywhere but Utah Posts: 1,888	The pic seems to show a CDPD, or other wireless card, not a 802.11b card. If you could find the bare connectors for the orinoco (I think fabcorp sells them) you could make a slick little antenna like that, but retail, I'd doubt it.

09-27-2002	#4 (permalink)
1EZway Stumble & Bumbler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Mid Atlantic in Hurricane Alley Posts: 47	That would be a great ant.