Is there any technical reason why a hub cannot have a small discrete add on aerial so that my hub could hide behind the TV without reducing it's range?

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DerbyBorn writes:
Is there any technical reason why a hub cannot have a small discrete add on aerial so that my hub could hide behind the TV without reducing it's range?

You probably can't add one, but you probably could disconnect the internal
one and fit an external one. This is likely to involve surface mount
(de)soldering (they are often a tiny surface mount component nowadays).

If you are lucky, the PCB will be tracked for an SMD connector too, to
allow a remote aerial to be fitted.

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"DerbyBorn" wrote in message
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Is there any technical reason why a hub cannot have a small discrete add
on aerial so that my hub could hide behind the TV without reducing it's
range?

No, but its not a trivial thing to do design wise.

On 23/01/2017 19:51, DerbyBorn wrote:

Is there any technical reason why a hub cannot have a small discrete
add on aerial so that my hub could hide behind the TV without
reducing it's range?

Has it got a reverse SMA connector or similar for connecting an aerial to?

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On 23/01/2017 19:51, DerbyBorn wrote:
Is there any technical reason why a hub cannot have a small discrete add on aerial so that my hub could hide behind the TV without reducing it's range?


Its easy if you have a hub with a conector for an external aerial.

But do you need it?
Have you tried it where you want it to be.

On 23/01/2017 19:51, DerbyBorn wrote:

Is there any technical reason why a hub cannot have a small discrete
add on aerial so that my hub could hide behind the TV without
reducing it's range?

Some do have detatchable aerials that can be substituted with higher
gain ones. But they tend to be expensive. You need a very steady hand
for surface mount DIY work on the board if you want to play around.

To first order putting foil behind the hub at just the right distance
will project more signal forwards. Less useful with MIMO.

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DerbyBorn was thinking very hard :
Is there any technical reason why a hub cannot have a small discrete add on
aerial so that my hub could hide behind the TV without reducing it's range?

If there is a connector on the PCB, or a plug in antenna it is easy to
fit an external antenna and there are plenty to choose from on ebay.
Using a homemade Yagi antenna plugged in place of the usual antenna on
an access point, I easily managed to provide internet access to a
location 1/2 mile distant.

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DerbyBorn escribió:

my hub could hide behind the TV

That's about the worst possible place you could put it, external antenna
or not.

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Only that it might be hard to disconnect an internal pcb aerial and match
the output to an external on on a wire without losses you mean?
Brrian

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"DerbyBorn" wrote in message
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Is there any technical reason why a hub cannot have a small discrete add
on aerial so that my hub could hide behind the TV without reducing it's
range?