I’ve replaced the antenna on both my TeleMetrum and TeleGPS with a connector just like that. With all ground tabs soldered as well as the center conductor, the connection is quite strong. I made a couple of wire antennas and also bought a couple of 70cm signal sticks which I really like. They can get bent, twisted, etc and they will spring back to straight. The signal sticks are especially handy with the TeleGPS which I sometimes mount in a 3D printed case and attach right to the shock cord in rockets that don’t have an AV Bay. I got really frustrated when I had an antenna break while prepping a rocket for flight and couldn’t do anything to fix it at the field so the connectors went on. Although it is slightly more bulky, I actually wish they just sold them this way.
Larry > On Jul 12, 2021, at 11:01 AM, AlbyVA <alb...@empire.org > <mailto:alb...@empire.org>> wrote: > > > > I think I found the solution, so somebody can correct me if I'm mistaken. > It looks like I can use an edge-launch SMA connector which would be solder > such that the 4 prongs are anchored/solder to those 4 pads and the connector > pole > is soldered into the exact same place as the previous whip antenna. Then I > can connect > an external antenna to the SMA connector. > > <Screen Shot 2021-07-12 at 10.59.11 AM.png> > > > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 9:23 AM AlbyVA <alb...@empire.org > <mailto:alb...@empire.org>> wrote: > > > I'm sure this isn't a new issue, but my standard wire antenna broke off from > my Telemetum. I was wondering, the two pads opposite of the wire antenna > appear to be where one could solder an antenna connector. So I was wondering: > > a) Can you solder a connector to either side of the board, since there are > pads on both sides? > > b) What type of connector/antenna is recommended? > > Thanks, > > > > _______________________________________________ > altusmetrum mailing list > altusmetrum@lists.gag.com <mailto:altusmetrum@lists.gag.com> > http://lists.gag.com/mailman/listinfo/altusmetrum
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