I removed the plastic cover on a Lucent Gold card of mine a while back and I believe bypassing the internal antenna is as easy as removing the 2 coupling capacitors that connect the antennas. This would in effect bypass the the antennas but there might still be some bleed as the traces are very close together. This would also void any stamp of approval by the FCC.
To remove the cover pry the plastic starting on the underside edge just beneath the antenna connector. GENTLY pry up untill the plastic cover will slide off away from the rest of the card. I dont remember if the caps are on top or underneath. If they aren't accessible by removing the plastic cover you can remove the metal casing by pulling the case apart at the seam. Once this is done the circuit board is completely removed from the case. This is and EXTREMELY delicate procedure and there is a chance that you will damage or destroy your card. If you are familiar with working with fine electronics and small mechanical things then this should be relatively easy. Dan. On Tue, Jun 04, 2002 at 03:53:27PM -0400, Tyson Macaulay wrote: > Hi all, > > Some recent work using Orinoco cards and external antennas seems to indicate > that when an external antenna is hooked up through the (proprietary) > connector, the internal diversity antennas are still active. I was led to > believe that once an external was in place, the internal antennas were > by-passed automatically. > > Can anyone point to some on-line photos of an Orinoco card without the > casing so I can see how the antennas are connected? And /or a description > of how to remove the casing? > > My objective is to find a way to completely bypass the internal antennas > once an external is attached through the connector. Or, if necessary, > permanently by-pass the internal antennas in favour of an external antenna. > > Thanks, > > Tyson > > -- > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
