I just opened it up with a Phillips head screwdriver and all the connections look ok. The antenna connection is on the frame or housing of the camera and looks in fine shape. It travels through the adjustable angle connector and into the main housing. It's all SMT in there but after a quick look I see no issues and the wire from the antenna connects the same way a wifi card in a laptop does and it looks fine. I may look at it at a later date under the microscope but the way its assembled even if I did find and replace a bad SMD component (and they are really small) it would be a real pain to re-assemble it and probably wouldn't work anyway. I will post a pic if the circuit board just so you can see what I have.
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On 3/2/2025 10:41 PM, wn4isx via groups.io wrote:
Is the screw on connector mounted on the PCB or is there a jumper?
Most cameras I've worked with have a short, 5" or so, jumper with a press on RF connector on the PCB.
A few have the SMA directly on the BCB and the center connector can come unsoldered or the trace to it break. The break can be so microscopic it might be impossible to see, ohm out with a meter on low ohms, I'd use the diode measurement function.
Good luck. These things can drive a man to distraction.
