Open Range Homey Zigbee and Wlan antenna mod. [IMG_20181017_121733] The range is 40% better. :+1:

Do you see any improvement with a 433Mhz antenna? The original antenna is quite long, but the range is catastrophic (compared to my RFXCOM I used before)

Now I have also put on a new antenna to extend the Z-wave range. [Homey 210503] Without an extra antenna [Homey 210506_lilla antennen] With an antenna mounted on the case. [Homey 210506_stora antennen] With an external antenna ouside the house. The range is better, but the length of the ca…

hi @Orjan_Johansson , Yes, after the antennamod with 433Mhz all my 433Mhz devices are reacting better and never misses a instruction anymore. I have one (far away) Cresta outside temperature-device which was unable to reach Homey. With the mod Homey is receiving without errors. BTW: I bought this…

Interesting. I pulled out the coil that is the current 433Mhz antenna, but it did not help. Surprised that an external shorter antenna does the job better. Could it be because you ground it?

Nope, I did not ground it. I just desolder the original copper coil/spiral antenna and soldered only the core of the pigtail instead. Peter

The pads are still there :slight_smile:

[image] Homey Bridge Antenna modification FYI, the uFL connectors are not soldered on production bridges. These are only placed for CE/FCC testing. @undertaker be like [al-bundy] [image] Emile: The pads are still there :slight_smile: @undertaker be like [giphy] :joy: :rofl:

So I’ve got the aerials to have a go at the mod for Zigbee and Zwave. I’m pretty confident with the electronics part once I get inside the case, but I’m stuck at step 1! On my homey (pro 2019), there isn’t even a hair’s breadth gap anywhere around the case between the top and the plastic ring for th…

[image] Jonathan_Draper: There’s plenty of gaps under the plastic ring These are the openings of the IR diodes! You have to open Homey above the IR ring. I had success back then using a watchmaker’s tool. [20211106_112231] But it is almost impossible to open Homey without a little damage…

Thank you Undertaker, I will steel myself for the fight and keep going at it. I reckon if you started a shop selling opened Homey Pros for a markup on their original shop value you’d do a storming trade!

[Modding] Homey Pro (Model Early 201x) Antenna modification

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