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Hi there,
I wanted to disconnect ESP-07 onboard ceramic antenna. Has Anybody done that before?
I have removed a resistor between external antenna slot and internal antenna slot(image attached),
Disconnected the external antenna, still it is connecting to Wi-fi and uploading the data.
Should I remove the antenna too, or is there a way out?

You should only need to remove the shorting resistor. This breaks the connection.

You are still getting a signal but it is probably very weak. I assume you want to connect an external antenna. Go ahead and do it.

Hi,
Why it is still connecting to wifi, after disconnecting the shorting resistor.
Actually, I am planning to cover my whole circuit with "faraday cage". So didn't want the onboard antenna to create unwanted EMI to the circuit.
I only need the external antenna slot to work.

You should only need to remove the shorting resistor. This breaks the connection.

Hi,
Why it is still connecting to wifi, after disconnecting the shorting resistor.
Actually, I am planning to cover my whole circuit with "faraday cage". So didn't want the onboard antenna to create unwanted EMI to the circuit.
I only need the external antenna slot to work.[/quote]