Is possible to do the thing in the photo? extend the antennas with a cable? and if it is possible, which cable, what maximum length, drawbacks, etc.?
PCIE wireless antenna extension
Maybe with the antennas in pic.
Ask in the DIY board.
It's SMA, reverse I think. Why would you want to do this?
Google wave guides if you're trying to get better reception. There's a reason the antennas are the length that they are and using a longer element will hurt not help.
See now, if you just spent the extra $20 you could've gotten something like this already with a higher bandwidth and better antenna but you chose to cheap out and now you're paying for it.
forgot pic
this is called a transmission link. properly designed, it doesn't change the antenna's characteristics and only introduces minimal losses of signal strength. at 1-2 meters, losses would be negligible anyway.
For better reception, because there is quite interference and mass between my antenas and the router.
I have not bought anything lol, I am between a USB wireless NA or a PCIe wireless NA, but if I am going to buy the PCIe one I need to do that.
Here you go. There are reverse polarity connectors, so double check to make sure you get the right one.
It should work with any decent coaxial cable
Wifi gear uses Reverse-Polarity SMA instead of normal so you'll need to get a cable or adapters with that in mind.
The extensions are quite expensive, do you recommend buying a PCIe and do this, or just buy a USB wireless NA with a long usb cable?
yes i just did today as i moved house and was gettting shitty wifi
i had a few metres of some mini coax laying around as i am avionics guy - (shit is expensive)
anyways dont dick around with connectors you can just solder the coax to the wifi card
.... or you can just order a full new antenna + cable for nothing from ali express
50 ohm coaxial cable right? with the RPSMA connectors, probably is easy to assemble that, but I am afraid to fuck things up and buy things that are not haha, I am inclining now with buying a USB wireless NA. I have not bought this but if am going to do, I need to do that.
To do it right, you would need a crimper and possibly soldering iron. It would be cheaper to get a long USB cable.
yes, 50 ohms is correct.
Just buy some chinkshit RP-SMA extension cable from aliexpress or something, it'll cost practically nothing.
Hmmm yeah I am sticking with a USB NA with a long usb cable for now, but would be cool to buy a PCIe and do this in the future, and test which is better.
Thank you for the help.
What? I bought a 15m SMA cable a few months ago and it wasn't too much, I can't imagine a couple 1m or 2m ones would be much
lmr-400. Low loss up to 6GHz.
Buy an PCIe to USB 3.0 adapter instread.
Then a long an good USB 3.0 cable and a USB 3.0 WiFi dongle.
Dealing with antennae can be a rabbithole with no end. So keep the adapter as close to the antennae as possible.
You could also get a wireless Ethernet bridge. It requires some configuration, but will be the easiest on your computer, as it will just require you to use the Ethernet port.
Oh look, it's a girl(male) :^)
Of course, you just need a SMA male-female cable.