You need:
868 Mhz antenna 8dbi
SMA pigtail
calm hands
Careful, you work with 230 volts!
Range is 30% better.
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Be careful, high voltage!
Merry christmas.
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Nice work!
Is that also possible with the Aeotec Range Extender 7? Did you check?
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No, I have not checked that. I cannot say whether something like this is also possible with the Range Extender 7.
does the aeotec need to be installed as device or does it simply relay ALL zwave traffic?
https://www.reichelt.nl/nl/nl/antenne-lpwan-880-960-mhz-mhf-i-stekker-delock-12692-p291383.html?r=1
I ordered the version #7 and a simple antenna, i plan to solder the coaxial lead directly to the board.
At the time, I soldered my plug to the built-in aerial. Homey will automatically download the Aeotec app when you register the Aeotec and register the device there.
My pimped repeater is still working perfectly to this day. I have since passed it on to someone with a farm. As Zwave has to cover very long distances here, a 5 watt booster is running behind the repeater. This is illegal, but Homey now has a Zwave range of several 100 metres. As the farm is outside the city, nobody is disturbed and nobody will ever check it 
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that needs to be a 2 way booster right? as it’s 2 way communication?
any directional antenna’s used? haha i used to sell parabolic dishes of 1 to 3 meter diameter…
7 dB is really not bad for a shortened monopole 
Mine looks like that:
Looks like you unsodered the antenna, and then took the pigtail and soldered it to where the antenna was, AND also to some hole a bit further. Is that something, that my module is missing and I won’t make it work, or is soldering to that hole optional?
The antenna shielding should be soldered to ground or GND. It is also possible without, but the performance will not be as high. You can use a multimeter to determine where you can find GND.
You are working with 240 volts. Please take care of your health and don’t do it if you don’t know what you’re doing.
