Grench
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Yes, I searched - and although this idea has been hinted at by a few, it's never been discussed in detail.
I have been playing with long throw digital signals lately. Homemade antennas and the like. Example: I hand built a 7' boom Yagi a few months ago to pull down a strong ATSC digital TV broadcast from 78 miles from the tower - while backpacking/camping. Essentially a 7' walking staff with 12 removable elements and some cable.
Something I'm interested in doing with the Pandora is connecting it to a home made 2.4Ghz Yagi for the 802.11g signal. I figure with a 36" Yagi on both ends I should be able to stretch an 802.11g to something on the range of 5+ miles.
I'm sure I'll figure this out after I get and disassemble my Pandora, but talking about it in the forums might be entertaining as well.
Is the 802.11g antenna a patch or dipole?
Is the 802.11g antenna in the OpenPandora in the case behind the LCD then?
Assuming it is in the case lid (patch or dipole), it would then likely be feeding from the LCD ribbon cable. Is there a good point (soldered connecting wires) to intercept the antenna feed?
What I would like to do is put a switching connector (or connector and switch) into the void (if it exists) under the left or right speaker with a tap coming through the lid face. This way I could have a connector for an external antenna or use the built in one.
So, what kind of antenna is stock, where is it located, and how is it linked back to the system? Do we have any pictures of these details?
Pure entertainment and speculation at this point since I clearly do not have a Pandora yet.
Clearly I could do the same thing with a USB 802.11g device strapped to an antenna. There are commercial products for this. But, then, where's the fun in that?
I have been playing with long throw digital signals lately. Homemade antennas and the like. Example: I hand built a 7' boom Yagi a few months ago to pull down a strong ATSC digital TV broadcast from 78 miles from the tower - while backpacking/camping. Essentially a 7' walking staff with 12 removable elements and some cable.
Something I'm interested in doing with the Pandora is connecting it to a home made 2.4Ghz Yagi for the 802.11g signal. I figure with a 36" Yagi on both ends I should be able to stretch an 802.11g to something on the range of 5+ miles.
I'm sure I'll figure this out after I get and disassemble my Pandora, but talking about it in the forums might be entertaining as well.
Is the 802.11g antenna a patch or dipole?
Is the 802.11g antenna in the OpenPandora in the case behind the LCD then?
Assuming it is in the case lid (patch or dipole), it would then likely be feeding from the LCD ribbon cable. Is there a good point (soldered connecting wires) to intercept the antenna feed?
What I would like to do is put a switching connector (or connector and switch) into the void (if it exists) under the left or right speaker with a tap coming through the lid face. This way I could have a connector for an external antenna or use the built in one.
So, what kind of antenna is stock, where is it located, and how is it linked back to the system? Do we have any pictures of these details?
Pure entertainment and speculation at this point since I clearly do not have a Pandora yet.
Clearly I could do the same thing with a USB 802.11g device strapped to an antenna. There are commercial products for this. But, then, where's the fun in that?
