Hey all, I’ve ordered the custom maple leaf antenna’s to interface to the ASUS AC56 wifi cards. All going well aside from being able to find compatable SMA connectors. I ordered the connectors linked on this post from Aliexpress:
Unfortunately, I’ve had my order cancelled twice, and it seems like these connectors are hard to find elsewhere. From browsing a few electronics suppliers, this is about all I can find but it’s ~$20 per connector… which seems pretty ridiculous. https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/amphenol-rf/132135RP/3131879
Does anyone know a good source to purchase these?
Has anyone experimented with switching out the PCB SMA connector with a more standard SMA plug?
I would appreciate any help, and thanks in advance!
got it, thanks for the confirmation. I am going to rig something up with adapters and a SMA cable as a short term solution. I have the air side made already and seems to be working and passing continuity checks. Having some trouble with the female RP-SMA so had to order a couple extra connectors. Maybe tomorrow!
I’ll post the setup here incase anyone else runs into the same issue.
Happy to hear alternative solutions if others have had similar trouble.