Has anyone opened up a Orinoco a/b/g card?

Has anyone opened up a Proxim Orinoco a/b/g Gold card?
I've seen a few things about people having to cut a small hole to
expose the antenna jack, or something similar.

Has anyone tried this, or know if there is a hidden jack in the 8480
model?

thanks

Ancker

"Ancker Jade" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Has anyone opened up a Proxim Orinoco a/b/g Gold card?
> I've seen a few things about people having to cut a small hole to
> expose the antenna jack, or something similar.
>
> Has anyone tried this, or know if there is a hidden jack in the 8480
> model?
>

If you have one, post the FCC ID from the label. Then we probably can look
up inside pictures, at least.

(E-Mail Removed) (Ancker Jade) writes:

> Has anyone opened up a Proxim Orinoco a/b/g Gold card?
> I've seen a few things about people having to cut a small hole to
> expose the antenna jack, or something similar.
>
> Has anyone tried this, or know if there is a hidden jack in the 8480
> model?

In my new Gold b/g card, the antenna jack is protected by a very small
piece of rubber in the center of the end of hte card. It can be
removed with fingernails and no cutting is needed.

Gold cards I beleive feature the external antenna jack...and shouldn't
require anything obtuse to get to the jack.

Best Regards,
--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

Todd H. <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed) (Ancker Jade) writes:

>> Has anyone opened up a Proxim Orinoco a/b/g Gold card?
>> I've seen a few things about people having to cut a small hole to
>> expose the antenna jack, or something similar.

> In my new Gold b/g card, the antenna jack is protected by a very small
> piece of rubber in the center of the end of hte card. It can be
> removed with fingernails and no cutting is needed.

Here's a list of features, including which do and don't have external
antenna connections.

< http://www.proxim.com/products/all/orinoco/client/ >
Orinoco Client Selection Guide

There are several models of Orinoco cards. Each of the data sheets
explain which has an external connector, and also list "RELATED PRODUCTS
AP-2500, AP-2000, AP-600, BG-2000 Range Extender Antenna (2.5 dBi)" where
appropriate. Watch out for your particular model number on the card,
probably 8420 or something similar.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8-122.5

Todd H. <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> In my new Gold b/g card, the antenna jack is protected by a very small
> piece of rubber in the center of the end of hte card. It can be
> removed with fingernails and no cutting is needed.

The b/g gold has a connector, the a/b/g gold does not.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8-122.5

My old Silver has the same external jack,


"Todd H." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> (E-Mail Removed) (Ancker Jade) writes:
>
> > Has anyone opened up a Proxim Orinoco a/b/g Gold card?
> > I've seen a few things about people having to cut a small hole to
> > expose the antenna jack, or something similar.
> >
> > Has anyone tried this, or know if there is a hidden jack in the 8480
> > model?
>
> In my new Gold b/g card, the antenna jack is protected by a very small
> piece of rubber in the center of the end of hte card. It can be
> removed with fingernails and no cutting is needed.
>
> Gold cards I beleive feature the external antenna jack...and shouldn't
> require anything obtuse to get to the jack.
>
> Best Regards,
> --
> Todd H.
> http://www.toddh.net/

IC: 1856B-8460
FCCID: HZB-8460

I know the chance of there being an antenna in there is slim, but hey,
it's worth a shot.

Just wanna know if anyone has tried it before.

Ancker


"Ross Evans" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<NX9Eb.135871$(E-Mail Removed)> ...
> "Ancker Jade" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > Has anyone opened up a Proxim Orinoco a/b/g Gold card?
> > I've seen a few things about people having to cut a small hole to
> > expose the antenna jack, or something similar.
> >
> > Has anyone tried this, or know if there is a hidden jack in the 8480
> > model?
> >
>
> If you have one, post the FCC ID from the label. Then we probably can look
> up inside pictures, at least.

"Ancker Jade" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> IC: 1856B-8460
> FCCID: HZB-8460
>
> I know the chance of there being an antenna in there is slim, but hey,
> it's worth a shot.
>
Here are the pictures filed with the FCC test report:
https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/f...tachment_id=26
2830&native_or_pdf=pdf

I see the internal antennas, but I can't see any hidden connector for
anything external.