SMA antenna adapter in the expansion slot cover (FixedByCommGuy)
A printed expansion-slot cover with a bulkhead for an SMA pigtail, so an external antenna comes out where the blank plate was — not usable with the 4G card.
What it takes
- 3D print
- Disassembly
- Purchase required
Difficulty 2 of 3 — moderate.
Details
Listed on Thingiverse as 'uConsole Antenna Adapter': the blank expansion-port plate is replaced with a printed one carrying an SMA pigtail from the u.FL connector, leaving the console's own screw holes untouched. Because it occupies the slot cover it cannot be combined with the 4G/LTE module. No forum thread or measurements accompany it.
Links
Open at Thingiverse — uConsole Antenna AdapterRelated mods
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.
A screw-mount SMA bulkhead passed through the case's existing cable slit and nutted from inside — an external antenna with no drilling and no printing.
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 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.
A single-piece remix of paragonnov's three-antenna bracket that prints as one part, so there is nothing to glue.