From: (Anonymous)
2006-07-22 09:50 pm (UTC)
Nice article | (Link)
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Nice article, i think the correct part number is CONREVSMA003.031 instead of 03?
From: (Anonymous)
2006-07-25 01:40 pm (UTC)
Re: Nice article | (Link)
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Correct, more or less. I should have used the part number you referred to, insted I bought the CONREVSMA003.062, which is for a thicker board. The .031 version would have worked better.
From: (Anonymous)
2007-05-24 02:46 am (UTC)
Complete external WIFI for under 7 bucks | (Link)
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This how to covers turning a USB wifi stick into a water proof external Magnetic base mounted antenna that will withstand speeds in excess of 50 MPH.
The antenna mounts on the roof and usb cord through the door jam or window to the laptop. i had tried the various can-tenna but while war driving this is quite cumbersome. This is great for cab drivers(me) in cities where everyone uses unsecured networks... surf wile you wait with and excellent signal strength.
http://rapidshare.com/files/33043726/wifi.zip
From: (Anonymous)
2007-11-25 05:59 pm (UTC)
Re: Complete external WIFI for under 7 bucks | (Link)
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Buy a 7db duck with magnetic base. much more classy. and stop stealing your radios from walmart.
From: (Anonymous)
2007-07-04 08:46 am (UTC)
Re: Works | (Link)
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Nice. Carcd works with this tutorial http://en.airdump.net/hacks/hacking-wifi-ultimate-ubuntu-guide/ better.
From: (Anonymous)
2006-08-03 01:08 am (UTC)
Thanks! | (Link)
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Thanks for nice, concise description with great pics!!
From: (Anonymous)
2006-08-08 03:42 pm (UTC)
Re: Thanks! | (Link)
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Thank 4 all. But where can u buy CONREVSMA003, I look in google, ebay and many more places but I got only offers for 100 or more, but I need only 1. If anyone find it let us know. THX
From: (Anonymous)
2006-08-13 10:14 pm (UTC)
Re: Thanks! | (Link)
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You can get them from DigiKey (http://catalog.digikey.com/scripts/partsearch.dll/partdetail?site=SG;lang=EN;part=CONREVSMA003.031-ND)
From: (Anonymous)
2006-08-14 06:47 pm (UTC)
Re: Thanks! | (Link)
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If you go to the "Links" web site through the CONREVSMA003 link at the top of the page and then call the 800 number listed you can ask for a sample of the connector. They list for around $3.00, but they sent me one for free as a sample - it arrived in about 3 days. Why pay for something you can get for free! BTW part "CONREVSMA003.031" works like a charm on the ASUS board.
From: (Anonymous)
2007-02-07 04:47 pm (UTC)
Re: Thanks! | (Link)
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many of these connectors available at www.connectorcity.com
From: (Anonymous)
2006-08-14 05:58 pm (UTC)
Re: Thanks! | (Link)
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I used the .031 part and indeed it fits perfectly.
From: (Anonymous)
2006-08-12 01:39 pm (UTC)
ID the connector | (Link)
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Hi,
Do you know the name of the little connector on the bottom left, I have a cardbus wireless card that I'd like to connect to an antenna but after much research I still can't pinpoint what the name of that little port is.
Any help is greatly appreaciated.
From: (Anonymous)
2006-08-12 01:40 pm (UTC)
Re: ID the connector | (Link)
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excuse me, I meant the little port on the bottom left in your 3rd picture, this one http://pics.livejournal.com/ronobvious/pic/000029tc
thanks again.
From: (Anonymous)
2006-08-12 01:41 pm (UTC)
Re: ID the connector | (Link)
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Sorry, bottom right, I'm drunk lol.
From: (Anonymous)
2006-08-13 10:19 pm (UTC)
Re: ID the connector | (Link)
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I believe it's a Hirose MS connector, there don't seem to be any pigtails with the mating part available. It is different from the Hirose uFL connectors found on most mini-PCI cards.
From: (Anonymous)
2006-08-18 11:11 pm (UTC)
Antenna 5 | (Link)
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Well I done it, but I use crimp RP-SMA plug, anyway I have got antenna 5dbi which doesnt increase range to much how i expected only about 10-15%. I got also TRENDnet TEW-229UB and on this smal thing the range is excellent very suprised only internal 2dBi. How big antenna can I plug in to this ASUS? I found 14dBi on ebay but I dont know if this Asus can manage it. Thank You for any posts
From: (Anonymous)
2006-08-18 11:44 pm (UTC)
Re: Antenna 5 | (Link)
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I have a homemade antenna with approximately 12dBi and this thing works just fine. Side note: The ASUS wireless network manager doesn't seem to like dealing with too many networks on the same channel though. I also use a desktop with a Netgear PCI card with the antenna and it seems to manage them a little better. Good luck!
I've been using mine with a 21dbi grid antenna and it works ok. I've recently come to the conclusion that Ralink-based USB adapters are inferior reception-wise, I get much better results with a Prism2 unit.
I'll try to post my semi-scientific test results here soon.
From: (Anonymous)
2006-08-19 09:40 pm (UTC)
Antenna 5 - results | (Link)
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Can somebody put results after and be for this transormation. Best program to do it is "netstumbler 4". I think 5dBi antenna doesnt make any changes, but 21dBi should. Some fotos will be great!
From: (Anonymous)
2007-07-04 08:49 am (UTC)
Re: injection | (Link)
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Works 167 card with this injection tutorial (http://en.airdump.net/hacks/packet-injection-windows/) ??
From: (Anonymous)
2006-10-11 08:35 pm (UTC)
How do you know where to solder the antenna lead? | (Link)
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I have a Linksys WUSB54GC adapter that I'd like to mod like this. I cracked it open but can't figure out where on earth the antenna is. How can I figure out where to solder the antenna lead of the CONREVSMA03 to? I can post some pictures of the circuit board if it'd help.
From: (Anonymous)
2006-11-05 04:11 pm (UTC)
Re: How do you know where to solder the antenna lead? | (Link)
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Me again... There seems to be a connector opposite of the blue antenna "chip". Is that an antenna connector already installed? Is there schematics of this stick somewhere on the web?
From: (Anonymous)
2006-11-05 04:07 pm (UTC)
Keeping the internal antenna? | (Link)
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I see you remove the original antenna (blue chip). Is this a must? I was thinking of connecting a pigtail, much like this: http://www.xp11.com/g54/g54.htm . So basically just solder 2 wires, one on each side of the blue antenna "chip". Would that make the stick perform worse than with only the external antenna?
From: (Anonymous)
2006-11-05 04:13 pm (UTC)
Re: Keeping the internal antenna? | (Link)
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Me again... There seems to be a connector opposite of the blue antenna "chip". Is that an antenna connector already installed? Is there schematics of this stick somewhere on the web?
From: ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ronobvious
2006-11-09 02:46 pm (UTC)
Re: Keeping the internal antenna? | (Link)
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The connector is usable, but I've never seen a pigtail for it that wasn't either too bulky or too fragile. Regarding the earlier question, you should remove the existing chip antenna for reasonable performance.
From: (Anonymous)
2006-12-02 08:20 am (UTC)
Re: Keeping the internal antenna? | (Link)
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Hello!
If you want to leave the original antenna, and use also a pigtail, the main mistake you do is the power division! The half of the power will go to the internal, the half of the power will go to the external antenna. This mean 3dB loss! So, if I would you 1. i will do the SMA antenna removing + SMA connector apply 2. I won't hack the tool There is no partial solution!
May I helped you!
Z
From: (Anonymous)
2006-12-15 11:58 am (UTC)
Re: Keeping the internal antenna? | (Link)
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Hi, I looked at the site attaching a pigtail directly to the usb card. But does it matter which wire solders to which part of the usb adapter?
http://www.xp11.com/g54/g54/img003.jpg
on this picture of the bare wires. are both wires the same? how do you know which one to solder onto where, in this picture:
http://www.xp11.com/g54/g54/img006.jpg
thanks for any info
From: (Anonymous)
2007-01-17 09:58 am (UTC)
Re: Keeping the internal antenna? | (Link)
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Hi!
I built a CANTENNA and seems to work "very very well" with my PCI D-Link Plus DWL-520+ WiFi card (more than 10 dB of gain!).
Then I modified my Netgear USB WiFi adapter, removing the micro SMA connector, removing the connection to the integrated antenna, and solgering a SMA connector to the PCB. I'm really shure I connected the SMA to the right PCB PAD. The USB stick works better with the integrated antenna than with the external CANTENNA... Should I implement an impedence matching between the soldered SMA connector (50 ohm) and the RF line on the PCB (??? ohm)?
Regards
From: (Anonymous)
2007-01-24 04:08 pm (UTC)
WL-167g change | (Link)
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Just wanted to let you know that the design of the WL-167G has changed and it no longer has the blue chip antenna... it now appears to have an antenna that is a circuit trace on the board...
From: (Anonymous)
2007-12-08 09:20 pm (UTC)
Re: WL-167g change | (Link)
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Pls see this http://forums.remote-exploit.org/showthread.php?t=10034
I saw that no one has posted any successful mod, so i would like to share my idea. The result is pretty well so far for a few months now.
l0renz0
From: (Anonymous)
2007-02-07 03:12 am (UTC)
Where to buy an antenna and which model should I buy ? | (Link)
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Where to buy an antenna and which model/type should I buy ? Any links
From: (Anonymous)
2007-02-21 05:47 am (UTC)
More Modification Guides | (Link)
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This guide is mentioned at Repair4Laptop in the Repairing and Upgrading WireLess USB Adapters (http://repair4laptop.org/wireless_lan_usb.html) section.
From: (Anonymous)
2007-02-24 06:01 am (UTC)
Hirose MS or Hirose U.FL | (Link)
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From: (Anonymous)
2007-02-24 07:33 am (UTC)
Re: Hirose MS or Hirose U.FL | (Link)
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I was successful in modifying a new version model, but unfortunately I did not document it. I had to cut a trace in order to disable the built in antenna. I tried to do it without cutting the trace, but that had some performance issues. I went back and found the trace that I thought would disable the built in antenna and voila, it worked and worked well. I used the same antenna connector as was recommended here for the original modification.
From: (Anonymous)
2007-02-24 09:47 pm (UTC)
Re: Hirose MS or Hirose U.FL | (Link)
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wow, that's good news, lack of documentation - bad news :(
would you be able to maybe try to be more specific in what you did, and you're more than welcome to use those pictures that i took to explain the steps that have to be taken.
thx in advance.
-xjufox
From: (Anonymous)
2007-04-14 09:00 am (UTC)
Re: Hirose MS or Hirose U.FL | (Link)
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Hi if anyone has instructions on modifying the newer ASUS version please let me know,ive just run into it.Thanks very much in addvance! d-doctor@freemail.hu
From: (Anonymous)
2007-06-12 10:29 pm (UTC)
Re: Hirose MS or Hirose U.FL Better Photos! | (Link)
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Well, I am right with you here! I scanned some images and you can see the PCB much more clearly at this location:
http://home.comcast.net/~jkjackman/WiFi_Hack.htm
What about connecting to the two pre-made holes? Where should I score/scratch the foil to disable the internal connection?
A bit further down some morons seem to be unable to keep there pants on. Opportunistic, but not the right place I think! Ignore/Delete/Move on!
JaxOnAir
From: (Anonymous)
2007-09-10 02:33 pm (UTC)
Re: Hirose MS or Hirose U.FL | (Link)
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hey how did you do it my email wil be bratann@hotmail.com
From: (Anonymous)
2007-09-16 09:33 pm (UTC)
Re: Hirose MS or Hirose U.FL | (Link)
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anyone anything? did anyone figure out how to mod the revised version?
From: (Anonymous)
2007-12-08 09:19 pm (UTC)
Re: Hirose MS or Hirose U.FL | (Link)
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Pls see this http://forums.remote-exploit.org/showthread.php?t=10034
I saw that no one has posted any successful mod, so i would like to share my idea. The result is pretty well so far for a few months now.
l0renz0 | 
