On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:16:19 +0100, "Tor Tveitane" <ep***@bushsoft.com>
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I need to use a Linksys WRT54GS for a wireless link of 4kms.  This device
>has two small antennas.
>
>How do I unscrew / unmount these original antennas and to which connector do
>I connect my external 24dBi grid antenna?
>
>Thanks for tips on this issue
>
>best regards
>
>tor
>

> "f/fgeorge" <ffgeo***@yourplace.com> skrev i melding
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>> They just unscrew, but one of mine is stuck! There is a large black
>> piece that covers the actual screw in piece but the alrge black
>> covering is hard plastic and does not get out of the way. Grab the
>> largest part(biggest around) of the antenna and try to unscrew it.
>> One of mine came off but as I said I cannot get the other one off.
>
> OK,
> thanks for that info, but what about connecting ONE external antenna
> to TWO antenna connectors?  How do I get full power out  / in to the
> external antenna from this router??
>
> Tor

> "Peter Pan" <Marcs1102NOSPAM@HotmailNOSPAM.com> skrev i melding
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>> You don't...
>> There is a splitter inside that splits the output from the
>> transmitter to the two antennas. You can either combine em back
>> together, or open the unit up and bypass the splitter.
>
> OK, thanks for this info.  How much (in dB) do I loose if I use an
> external combiner and where do I get a suitable such device?
>
> Thanks again for tips
>
> Tor

> "Peter Pan" <Marcs1102NOSPAM@HotmailNOSPAM.com> skrev i melding
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>> Don't know where to get one... I have seen external antenna packs
>> that have two antennas and go to both on the unit, and have opened
>> my unit up to make it just one output, I was told that you can't
>> have an impedence mismatch between the two outputs past the
>> splitter, and there are two of em to balance things out and cut down
>> dead spots.. Since I wanted to use an external antenna, I just
>> tapped into the output before the splitter.
>
> Thanks for this info.  Since you have 'been there and done that'::
>
> What kind of connection is used between the sender and the splitter.
> Is it soldered or some kind of coax plug which can be 'cleanly'
> connected to a pigtail cable?
>
> Tor

> Tor Tveitane wrote:
>> "Peter Pan" <Marcs1102NOSPAM@HotmailNOSPAM.com> skrev i melding
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>>> Don't know where to get one... I have seen external antenna packs
>>> that have two antennas and go to both on the unit, and have opened
>>> my unit up to make it just one output, I was told that you can't
>>> have an impedence mismatch between the two outputs past the
>>> splitter, and there are two of em to balance things out and cut down
>>> dead spots.. Since I wanted to use an external antenna, I just
>>> tapped into the output before the splitter.
>>
>> Thanks for this info.  Since you have 'been there and done that'::
>>
>> What kind of connection is used between the sender and the splitter.
>> Is it soldered or some kind of coax plug which can be 'cleanly'
>> connected to a pigtail cable?
>>
>> Tor
>
> It was soldered.. I just added a mini-uhf thru the case connector,
> cut the lead and soldered it to the new output connector.
>
> somewhere on the internet are pictures of the inside of the device...
> I don't happen to recall the links (maybe someone here knows em, or a
> search can find em).. Amazing... since the advent of digital cameras
> there seems to be a plethora of people doing autopsies on things and
> posting the photos....
> PS In case you are curious, they don't bleed when you cut em :)

"Tor Tveitane" <ep***@bushsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "Peter Pan" <Marcs1102NOSPAM@HotmailNOSPAM.com> skrev i melding
> news:38ji0iF5n5nvrU1@individual.net...
>
>> Don't know where to get one... I have seen external antenna packs that
> have
>> two antennas and go to both on the unit, and have opened my unit up to
> make
>> it just one output, I was told that you can't have an impedence mismatch
>> between the two outputs past the splitter, and there are two of em to
>> balance things out and cut down dead spots.. Since I wanted to use an
>> external antenna, I just tapped into the output before the splitter.
>
> Thanks for this info.  Since you have 'been there and done that'::
>
> What kind of connection is used between the sender and the splitter.  Is
> it
> soldered or some kind of coax plug which can be 'cleanly' connected to a
> pigtail cable?
>
> Tor
>
>

"Tor Tveitane" <ep***@bushsoft.com> wrote:
>"riggor9999" <riggor9***@invalid.yahoo.com> skrev i melding
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>> These are diversity antennas - which means the one with the better signal
>> will be used fro client - but not both at the same time.
>>
>> I disconnected both, and connected a new antenna just to one - it works
>> fine.
>
>Aha, I have the sveasoft firmware, there are options for RX antenna: auto /
>left / right and the same for TX antenna.  Does this mean that I can set
>both TX and RX antenna to right and connect my external antenna to the right
>socket and all is well ??
>
>Sounds too good to be true ;-)