uConsole antenna bracket for three antennas (paragonnov)
A printed bracket that bolts to the console's flat-head M4 screw positions and carries three SMA antennas; a companion profile fits the HackerGadgets AIO board.
What it takes
- 3D print
- Disassembly
- Purchase required
Difficulty 2 of 3 — moderate.
Details
paragonnov's design comes as two pieces so the awkward shapes print cleanly, joined with superglue and fixed with two M4 bolts longer than 8 mm in the countersunk positions the uConsole already has. The MakerWorld page carries several profiles, including single-piece versions for printers that handle supports, and kalabaddon confirms generic pigtail antennas with hex flats drop straight in.
A companion profile is shaped for vileer's AIO extension board, with angled mounts for GPS, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth and LoRa. David's one-piece remix does away with the glue.
Links
Open at Forum threadRelated mods
A single-piece remix of paragonnov's three-antenna bracket that prints as one part, so there is nothing to glue.
A printed PETG bumper that wraps the HackerGadgets 7× SMA antenna board so the connectors and PCB are not the first thing to hit the ground.
A thicker printed side panel for the HackerGadgets AIO board whose SMA mount does not strip, with the connector angled to suit the SDR antenna.
The most-printed external antenna mounts for the uConsole — a small bracket on the console's own M4 screw positions with an RP-SMA bulkhead for a short whip.
The SMA mounting board that bolts to the console and carries up to seven antennas, and the matching pack of SDR, LoRa, GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antennas.
A tape-on printed hinge that holds the antenna flat for carrying and folds it up, clear of the metal body, when you need the signal.