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  1. 5th July 2011, 05:42 PM #1
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    CMDA Antenna - still useful?

    I have an RFI CD1795 6.5dBi antenna here that I'm looking to get rid of. Are they of any use these days, and should I bother putting it on eBay?
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    Yep, same frequency as Next G.
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  3. 5th July 2011, 06:59 PM #3
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    what larry said
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    Cool - except, how would I connect a modern phone to it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ranga View Post
    Cool - except, how would I connect a modern phone to it?
    inductive coupling.

    Cheers Arthur
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    Telstra shops sell adapters so it can be hard wired as well
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    +1 to what Arthur said.

    Don't find too many modern phones with an antenna socket.

    You find the odd car kit that does have a proper external antenna connection and I've seen a couple of those use an inductive coupling in the cradle to connect the phone to the external antenna.

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  8. 6th July 2011, 10:05 AM #8
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    i have the bigpond ulimate modem connected to one
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    Quote Originally Posted by richard4u2 View Post
    i have the bigpond ulimate modem connected to one
    Fair enough Richard. You don't tend to find many people having a conversation using a modem though

    Unless of course you are using VoIP. That's a whole different kettle of fish while you are mobile though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wrinklearthur View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Ranga View Post
    Cool - except, how would I connect a modern phone to it?
    inductive coupling.
    Cheers Arthur
    Don't know how true it is, but have heard that the inductive couplings (which use magnets to make the connection) damage the phone's LCD screen, shortening the life of the phone.

    I got so frustrated upgrading my phone car kits and the lack of modern phones with the antenna connections, that I now buy second hand phones of the same model off eBay to fit my current car kit.

    In fact I recently bought 2 new kits off eBay UK for $30 each when the original one cost me around $300 fitted.

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