hi guys
I have an electron its in kind of a remote area, I can get reception on my phone,but have no idea how to see it on the electron
I have had my electron working for about a month and it had its last hand shake on the 29th july,
now I cant see it, it took a little bit for it to connect the first time I set it up in its location not sure now if it resets itself every so often and its dropped the signal - as it was working for a month
is there a different aerial I can use to boost signal or any other ideas as it hasn’t moved location,
also I cant check the unit as its in a different area
thanks karl
Yes, a different antenna can help in fringe areas.
The Electron comes with a Taoglas PCB Antenna. It is possible to use the Electron with other antennas, however.
Note: If you are building a product, there may be additional considerations if you use an antenna of a different type or a higher gain than the Taoglas antenna. This may require additional testing for certification.
The Electron comes with a u.FL connector. Most GSM antennas require an SMA connector. A small adapter can be purchased:
At Adafruit, you can get this adapter. At SparkFun this adapter. At Amazon this adapter.
Once you have an SMA connector, you can most cellular phone antennas. For example, I use this antenna from Amazon which is about 4" long and has a magnetic mount to improve reception in fringe areas.
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Thanks rickkas7
Yes correct i do have the taoglas antenna,
What you suggested looks simple and easy and hopefully a good gain in signal strength.
Is there a was of testing or seeing the reception that is received by the electron?
You would be surprised what you can find in the docs
For example this Cellular.RSSI()