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Radio antenna? |
mobikid
Joined: Apr 21, 2005
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So where exactly is the radio antenna for k700? it says to insert the handsfree as it serves as radio antenna.. Any idea where its located..wat If i mod my ear phone?will radio still work ? |
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mrao
Joined: Nov 11, 2004
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the handsfree is the antenna
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jcwhite_uk
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The phone uses the headphone wire as an aerial.
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mobikid
Joined: Apr 21, 2005
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So If i cut both the ear phone wires along with the middle wire which joins the two ear phone , attaching only the connector to the bottom of my cell
Will radio work? Cos i have an old handsfree which works partly. So asking. Will it work with jus the pin connector? |
paulharris
Joined: Aug 19, 2005
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i dont think u could really cut lower than the microphone, someone cut my earphones by accident (but they manage to cut both earphones off when they wer wrapped around my phone) and the still worked as a radio antenna then |
DocDibble
Joined: Jun 25, 2005
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From: JAMAICA
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Just try and find out. I have handsfree for t610 that works as antenna for my s700 radio but not going to cut it. |
max_wedge
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It'll work as long as you have atleast 15cm, but 20cm or more is really needed for good reception.
You certainly don't need the mike or earbud parts, just a bit of cable coming of the handsfree connector. |
JK
Joined: Feb 24, 2005
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From: S. Africa - JOZI
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Yes it will!!!!! |
mobikid
Joined: Apr 21, 2005
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well i am afraid to cut it...so that atleast the hands free wont get wasted....has anyone tried it before?? |
mobikid
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@786KBR are u sure?? |
max_wedge
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yes, if a handsfree with both mike and earbuds cut off works as an antenna, then a modded handsfree will also work.
It is the wire that acts as an antenna, and as I said, even a handsfree with mike or earbuds removed and atleast a 15cm length of cable hanging from the connector will give reception.
I modded two handsfree's (old mono ones for older phones), in order to listen to the radio via the phones speaker without having to plug in a full handsfree (the modded "antenna" is smaller and lighter to carry if you don't use the full handsfree). One had 15cm cable and the reception was there but poor. The other had about 30cm and the reception was good.
A modded handsfree, the type you are talking about, has well more than 30cm cable length, more than enough to provide reception for the radio. |
shug
Joined: Nov 05, 2003
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From: Sweden
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I've cut one down to 1cm without noticable loss of signal.(or should I say the cat chewed it off there) |
jmcomms
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It is actually possible to have the radio on without having ANYTHING connected, as was the setup on the pre-release K750i we got in April/May. However, the reception was terrible - as you might imagine - with only Radio 1 (UK) - a particularly strong signal - being picked up, and even then only in certain areas.
I don't know if it's a setting that can be enabled with a bit of hacking of the firmware, but to be honest I doubt you would want to (well - on here, there's always going to be someone that wants to). 
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melk
Joined: Jan 08, 2002
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From: Romania
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I tried this a year ago on my ex-K700i's handsfree (it was a no-brand 3$ handsfree). I only left the plug - cut the wire off completely. The radio worked perfect, with no noticeable quality loss, and picked up all the stations exactly as before, with the 'full' handsfree.
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