Antenna
Posted:
Wed Jan 18, 2017 12:55 pmby snakemaster8
Does the ESP8266 can be used with external antennas? I would like to use a directional antenna to increase its gain and distance for reception (Line of Sight).
THX
Re: Antenna
Posted:
Fri Jan 27, 2017 7:44 pmby DonTone
Hi,
You can get an esp8266-07 which has an external antenna connection.
Other suggest that you can cut the onboard antenna (on very specific places) and replace it with your own antenna, but I have not ventured that road myself.
Hope that helps.
/Tony
Re: Antenna
Posted:
Sun Jan 29, 2017 5:36 amby jeffas
I agree with Tony. I have an ESP-05 and ESP-07. These both come with a connector for external antenna. The ESP-07 also has a ceramic antenna built in, so you can get decent performance without the external antenna, but you have the option if necessary.
Aside: I am also intending to try a directional antenna, so I'd be interested in hearing about your experiences when you get that far.
Re: Antenna
Posted:
Mon Jan 30, 2017 4:50 amby g6ejd
The WEMOS D1 PRO (ESP8266+ extra Flash) also has an external antenna connector:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/WEMOS-D ... b1a01d32fcand you get 16M of Flash