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<blockquote data-quote="Vipersan" data-source="post: 972848" data-attributes="member: 325666"><p>So ...today is a no playing out day ..on account it is raining AGAIN !!!</p><p>So ..time to turn my attention to the NooElec dongles I obtained some time back ..Chipset in these is RTL2832U & R820T ..</p><p>They are made for NooElec ..it is their brand name printed on the PCBs ..</p><p>But ..they are rather basic and as such Crying out for some modding..</p><p>This thread I hope will bring together links to various mods already out there on t'interweb ...and any new ones you might dream up.</p><p>First job is to change that Gawdawful MCX type plug doohicky which fits sod all but the supplied twig stubby antenna ..</p><p>To that end we first have to remove the connector from the pcb ..and replace with a pcb mount SMA ..</p><p>In this case ...female..</p><p>Oh how lucky the footprint is identical ..but a hole then has to be cut in the dongle case to allow side access to the SMA ..</p><p>When it comes to removing the old MCX ...ChipQuik low melting point solder is yer best friend ..</p><p>The Photo explains all ..</p><p>rgds</p><p>VS ..</p><p>Next up is the Bias Tee mod which will hopefully allow it to ghost power an LNA4ALL or similar..</p><p>[ATTACH=full]93615[/ATTACH] If I can locate a suitable inductor..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vipersan, post: 972848, member: 325666"] So ...today is a no playing out day ..on account it is raining AGAIN !!! So ..time to turn my attention to the NooElec dongles I obtained some time back ..Chipset in these is RTL2832U & R820T .. They are made for NooElec ..it is their brand name printed on the PCBs .. But ..they are rather basic and as such Crying out for some modding.. This thread I hope will bring together links to various mods already out there on t'interweb ...and any new ones you might dream up. First job is to change that Gawdawful MCX type plug doohicky which fits sod all but the supplied twig stubby antenna .. To that end we first have to remove the connector from the pcb ..and replace with a pcb mount SMA .. In this case ...female.. Oh how lucky the footprint is identical ..but a hole then has to be cut in the dongle case to allow side access to the SMA .. When it comes to removing the old MCX ...ChipQuik low melting point solder is yer best friend .. The Photo explains all .. rgds VS .. Next up is the Bias Tee mod which will hopefully allow it to ghost power an LNA4ALL or similar.. [ATTACH=full]93615[/ATTACH] If I can locate a suitable inductor.. [/QUOTE]
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