Hi
I am working with A6 GPRS shield.
I would like to build the unit in a case, but I like to have the antenna outside the box.
Does an antenna extendor cable exist ?
I am searching the internet but I don't find anything. Probably I am not using the correct keywords...
Anyone a hint or a link ?
Regards
Diederik
Most likely, yes. The term is "pigtail". But you need to make sure you get a pigtail with the right connector to match the connector on the shield and the connector on the antenna. A common connector on PCBs is the U.FL connector. What makes things confusing is that "U.FL" is a trademark of Hirose Electric Group, so every other manufacturer who wanted to make these connectors had to call them something different. This means there are something like 6 different names for the same connector:
Hirose U.FL, I-PEX MHF series, IPAX, IPX,[2] AMC[3] and UMCC (Ultraminiature Coax Connector and Cable Assembly Style A Series from Tyco Electronics)
Here's an example of a U.FL female to SMA male pigtail:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/253376039284
you can get them in various lengths.