Larry: Did the 70cm stick antennas have any issues? Do you have any make/model recommendations?
Thanks, On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 11:16 AM Larry Gegel <landege...@comcast.net> wrote: > 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> 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> 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 > http://lists.gag.com/mailman/listinfo/altusmetrum > > > _______________________________________________ > altusmetrum mailing list > altusmetrum@lists.gag.com > http://lists.gag.com/mailman/listinfo/altusmetrum >
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