Proxim 8482-WD ORiNOCO 11a/b/g PCI Card Gold

Can someone confirm that this card has 2 external antenna terminals ?
My intent is to install it as a mini-pci solution for my thinkpas A20p,
which
I've installed an IBM dual internal antenna from an A31p.

thanks,
john

Orinoco Gold b/g has antenna connector. I am not sure a/b/g/ does, check on
Proxim.com website.

But Orinoco USB adapter on 4' wire is lot more efficient because it can be
easily
positioned for best signal. Half an inch can make big difference.
Regards,
Martin

"John Ye" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<CyEIb.3723$(E-Mail Removed) om>...
> Can someone confirm that this card has 2 external antenna terminals ?
> My intent is to install it as a mini-pci solution for my thinkpas A20p,
> which
> I've installed an IBM dual internal antenna from an A31p.
>
> thanks,
> john

The 8482=wd has NO antenna port at all. It only has an external
antenna which is connected via a coax cable and soldered to the board.
I have one and I am currently using it.

Actually, I decided to take a chance and found one on eBay. If you remove
the metal cover (held on by 3 solder points) you will find an Atheros
mini-pci card inserted in the PCI holder and can be easily removed. The
mini-pci card has 2 u.fl-r-smt (can be purchased from DigiKey) connectors as
the antenna terminals, after reading the chipset data from Atheros, the
radio has a diversity circuit build-in, hence the dual antenna terminals.
Anyway I've managed to get the card installed in my a20p via the mini-pci
interface. In addition I've replaced the a31p antenna with a T40 antenna,
which to my surprise was considerably better (30 to 40 % improvement in
receive level). No more taking the PCMCIA card in and out as I transport the
laptop.


Thanks,
John


"JoeD" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "John Ye" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:<CyEIb.3723$(E-Mail Removed) om>...
> > Can someone confirm that this card has 2 external antenna terminals ?
> > My intent is to install it as a mini-pci solution for my thinkpas A20p,
> > which
> > I've installed an IBM dual internal antenna from an A31p.
> >
> > thanks,
> > john
>
> The 8482=wd has NO antenna port at all. It only has an external
> antenna which is connected via a coax cable and soldered to the board.
> I have one and I am currently using it.