[Gta04-owner] Now that 3.2-final is out...

[Neil Jerram]

"Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller" <hns at goldelico.com> writes:

> Am 08.01.2012 um 19:00 schrieb Neil Jerram:
>
>> "Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller" <hns at goldelico.com> writes:
>> 
>>> Am 08.01.2012 um 11:45 schrieb Neil Jerram:
>>> 
>>>> Ah, that's interesting.  I am seeing low strength too, when running
>>>> QtMoko, but I thought it might just be a temporary thing.
>> 
>>> So I would recommend to take two plastic screws and mount an
>>> original GTA02 antenna (a plastic part + cut steel wires) to it.
>> 
>> I'm confused.  Are you saying that, after following the GTA04 manual
>> instructions for installing the GTA04 board in a GTA02 case, the GTA04
>> modem does not connect properly to the GTA02 case GSM antenna, and that
>> that is the reason for the low signal strength?
>
> No, this was not a statement about a properly mounted board
> according to the manual. On a fully closed case you have two such
> screws...

Ah, OK, great.  In that case my low signal strength is probably just
transient.

> I thought that this was a discussion how to mount antenna
> to a board that has no case.

Yes, I think that was Neil B's scenario.  I then confused the issue by
mentioning the low strength that I was seeing...

Regards,
      Neil