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November 10, 2006

Wireless Keyboard Range Boost Hack

at 6:15 am. Filed under Computer Hacks, DIY Hacks, Electronic Hacks

Our friend from Denmark is back at it! After David purchased a wireless keyboard that didn’t have the range needed what did he do? Return it for a different model? That would be no fun… He instead cracked open the equipment and installed some monster antenas that were salvaged from a dead WiFi router.

“The core of the antenna cable was soldered to the start of the internal antenne which was integrated in the dongle PCB. The shielding of the antenna cable was soldered to the ground on the PCB. To get access to ground on the PCB, I just scraped off a bit of the green top coating at a suitable area.”


 


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4 Responses to “Wireless Keyboard Range Boost Hack”

  1. Patrick L Says:

    ok det er for vildt. total respekt ;-)

  2. DIY Hack - Wireless Keyboard Range Boost Hack | zedomax.com - blog about emerging technologies, diy, hacks, gadgets, and more! Says:

    […] Here’s how to extend your wireless keyboard range via hackedgadgets.  I wonder if you can do this to Apple Keyboards too…  But here’s a cool thread on how to connect an Apple wifi keyboard to Ubuntu. […]

  3. Shahar Says:

    You can extend the range even without any soldering required. I simply wrapped a wire (a long phone cord I had at my dispense) a few times around my logitech RF receiver, and the rest of wire (a few more feet) I taped along a wall up to the ceiling. This simple hack improved the range of my wireless mouse and keyboard by maybe 200%, and now I can control my computer from anywhere in the apartment. getting the number of wire loops required and the length of the cable is a bit of a trial and error, but it’s so easy you might want to give it a try.

  4. junaid Says:

    it may be ok. but how should we increase the range of walkie-talkie. if anyone has any idea abt this then
    plz inform me on my mailing address.

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