# \[Modding\] Homey Pro (Model Early 201x) Antenna modification **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** homey-pro, modding\ **Created:** [October 17, 2018, 10:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928 "2018-10-17T10:43:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
**Author:** ![PetervdK](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/petervdk/32/20669_2.png) [@PetervdK](https://community.homey.app/u/PetervdK)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/549 "2020-01-29T22:23:25Z")
Maybe you’d better put this in the correct topic: [Marketplace - Please read the Rules & Regulations first!](https://community.homey.app/t/marketplace-please-read-the-rules-regulations-first/9591) ---
**Author:** ![FKey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fkey/32/14793_2.png) [@FKey](https://community.homey.app/u/FKey)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2020, 6:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/550 "2020-02-02T06:34:30Z")
> [@Eternity](#): > > Where’s Luuk based? Good question, @elektroluuk ---
**Author:** ![Sjalabert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sjalabert/32/11432_2.png) [@Sjalabert](https://community.homey.app/u/Sjalabert)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/552 "2020-02-02T18:31:38Z")
Echt ? 😂😂😂 ---
**Author:** ![Hans-Jochen\_Nissen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hans-jochen_nissen/32/9752_2.png) [@Hans-Jochen\_Nissen](https://community.homey.app/u/Hans-Jochen_Nissen)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/553 "2020-02-29T20:14:10Z")
Here are some photos of my antenna mod. Mount the external antenna for Zigbee, Z-wave, 433Mhz and Wi-Fi It was very difficult to get up! Thanks to all who have inspired me! Bought the stuff here: [https://www.aliexpress.com/store/4770009?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.1f384c4dht91ZZ](https://www.aliexpress.com/store/4770009?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.1f384c4dht91ZZ) [https://www.aliexpress.com/store/2663217?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.1f384c4dht91ZZ](https://www.aliexpress.com/store/2663217?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.1f384c4dht91ZZ) ![IMG_20200103_181409970](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/f/bfc1840ab26c799e7f651fd0983e96f779d8265c.jpeg) ![IMG_20200105_144710210](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/a/baa4093eb492d89ba0bcdc680c66ab1c44c87ffb.jpeg) ![IMG_20200105_144734241](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/1/71cf75290cba3913bc6dff7a4e073146c7ee926a.jpeg) ![IMG_20200105_144815626](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/d/cdf62bdd1ea037a955c5dc9505cdd381b665bc52.jpeg) ![IMG_20200107_153626931](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/a/ba7d2c800b8955ccec864ac19b0ace09e94a1969.jpeg) ![IMG_20200112_135411070](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/6/169912635139fb411efc12ab0b568e1c6a8a6f12.jpeg) ![IMG_20200112_140108275](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/2/22686552e6bbeebd67b77b4c5b629deb59c2cf9b.jpeg) ![IMG_20200112_140211706](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/d/ada78163f7ad3b845bf3798ebc0b1cf54ed2268f.jpeg) ![IMG_20200112_140546516](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/5/75c5061896501c48a8620a1a567666e0f826c4f1.jpeg) ![IMG_20200112_144758566](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/4/d40879729c297acb917ddec7d2beb79ab8e28d82.jpeg) ![IMG_20200112_145552648](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/0/9049c7a74a4d1b3f19c290f0a22036fcf44170b9.jpeg) ![IMG_20200112_191214388](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/4/9479dad8b4d1d6d321730abdf500ae4e36c559b9.jpeg) ![IMG_20200112_191241849](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/a/8a0e0cc3804553452eeaf44ae9fb4bc74c5448f8.jpeg) ![IMG_20200112_191641425](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/6/56a5b613ad13418a64613eeb30aaf8813d19c481.jpeg) ![IMG_20200112_192056350](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/7/a721978e13e6b57b347f4658bd79feb13d043c3b.jpeg) ![IMG_20200112_192107703](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/8/482eab1f4b3bf4f9d15a72d2bf9517483a286c5c.jpeg) ![IMG_20200112_193023828](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/1/1145d2e4b70434fbbc20f59d1af8db7ecaec38df.jpeg) ![IMG_20200112_193124084](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/c/8c3506456bfd7f8e9bdbe2a93ab1f5a658e48f19.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![StianD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stiand/32/12844_2.png) [@StianD](https://community.homey.app/u/StianD)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/554 "2020-03-16T18:58:32Z")
Finally I got the antennas from AliXpress and got straight to work. Z-wave, Zigbee and WiFi. Thank you all for sharing, helped me alot! And for people not thinking they can do this, it was way easier than it looks. Borrowed a soldering pen from work, and got going with the box cutter. Had trouble with parts of it but got it open in the end. ![20200316_181930](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/3/d3e9754e130c58340abb4e91edf8fdf08610114b.jpeg) Got the drill out and started drilling with 6mm drillbit, made the holes pretty close to eachother to fit inbetween the two screw fasteners. ![20200316_184959](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/e/4e3130232024df16193f6c5a996e600f6b329748.jpeg) Zigbee and WiFi is just to pop on, while the next job was to solder the Z-wave. Never soldered before, saw a youtube video and got going. Pretty straight forward (and forgiving) so one can’t do too much wrong. I did it the easy what, peeled the protection back and just soldered the pin to the z-wave antenna point (works excellent). ![20200316_184953](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/2/9287662af6fe4a7f8b7b7a1b0672043c12d22d9f.jpeg) Pretty impressed with my first mod, looks pretty good and works excellent. ID Lock 150 seems happier than ever. ![20200316_190041](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/4/3429c99d28d122d446de394d3231c2f0d5f1c770.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_S](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daniel_s/32/24881_2.png) [@Daniel\_S](https://community.homey.app/u/Daniel_S)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/555 "2020-04-25T18:21:22Z")
Poor Homeys 🤔 why one might wanna surge in the antenna for zigbee or zwave if you can extend the range by having the router devices in your mesh? I use zigbe relays in my garden house which is like 15 meters from house and all sensors work like charm through the routers. Huh? ---
**Author:** ![Undertaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/undertaker/32/53278_2.png) [@Undertaker](https://community.homey.app/u/Undertaker)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/556 "2020-04-25T19:24:50Z")
Poor ? The undertaker doesn’t sleep. This is what repeating looks like. Aeotec Zwave Repeater mod with booster. ![20200425_210040](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/e/ee9da593a3eafebd59490f287f0bffc1ed4a52bc.jpeg) Ikea Tradfri Zigbee repeater mod with booster. ![696521513aed0bcadb578a12e45b3129a02453c3_2_1332x1000](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/0/9029b4ef16233fc3357a528ef65fa0cdd7330012.jpeg) For more than one air-to-air connection without walls. It works great ! Your garden shed would not survive this power 🤣🤣. BOOM !! ---
**Author:** ![G.P\_Bruins](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/g.p_bruins/32/711_2.png) [@G.P\_Bruins](https://community.homey.app/u/G.P_Bruins)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 7:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/557 "2020-04-26T07:40:10Z")
Undertaker: how do you make this? ---
**Author:** ![PetervdK](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/petervdk/32/20669_2.png) [@PetervdK](https://community.homey.app/u/PetervdK)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 8:38am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/558 "2020-04-26T08:38:06Z")
> **[Die modulare Smart Home Zentrale | homee](https://community.hom.ee/t/thors-hammer/18000)** > > homee ermöglicht es dir, mit intelligenten Smart Home Geräten aus verschiedensten Technologien zu kommunizieren und diese zu verbinden. > [@Probleme mit der Zwave Reichweite?](https://community.homey.app/t/probleme-mit-der-zwave-reichweite/16717): > > Da wir hier immer mehr werden und sich mancher wünscht auch Zwave Geräte in Nebengebäuden zu schalten, hab ich dafür meine eigene Lösung. Es ist sehr teuer den Weg mit Repeatern oder Plugs bis zum Ziel zu pflastern. Auch Homey zu öffnen und meinen Antennen Mod einzubauen, ist nicht jedermanns Sache. Vor einiger Zeit habe ich in einem anderen Forum den Aeotec Repeater Mod vorgestellt und ihm den Namen Thors Hammer gegeben. Der Name ist Programm und das Ding kann heftigste Reichweiten erreiche… ---
**Author:** ![Undertaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/undertaker/32/53278_2.png) [@Undertaker](https://community.homey.app/u/Undertaker)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/559 "2020-04-26T12:30:26Z")
The same procedure at Ikea Tradfri. The housing of the Tradfri cannot be opened without being destroyed. But we are homeys and not beauticians. Boosters can be bought on the Internet. Please pay attention to the correct frequency of the boosters. ![20200426_142938](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/c/7cccba7210e735bd9cadf8b167c3268c22810956.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SVEN\_STOFFELS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sven_stoffels/32/14438_2.png) [@SVEN\_STOFFELS](https://community.homey.app/u/SVEN_STOFFELS)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/560 "2020-04-26T16:53:59Z")
@Undertaker Habe soeben denn zigbee repeater aufgemacht ohne schaden und versuche zu verstehen wie ich meine antenne anschließe. Die antenne hat eine einzige ader ist das normal? drüber schreibst du “cut” muss ich das so verstehen das ich das blech schneiden soll? Gib mir mal einpaar infos für Anfänger damit ich mitmachen kann 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Caseda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/caseda/32/138695_2.png) [@Caseda](https://community.homey.app/u/Caseda)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/562 "2020-04-26T22:33:53Z")
If you could please keep the conversation in English as much as possible, then more people will be able to participate and help you. If you would rather not or can’t communicate in English then please check out Non-English boards at [https://community.homey.app/c/non-english](https://community.homey.app/c/non-english) ---
**Author:** ![Undertaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/undertaker/32/53278_2.png) [@Undertaker](https://community.homey.app/u/Undertaker)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 4:32am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/563 "2020-04-27T04:32:09Z")
Unfortunately, my English is not very good. I still try to explain. The Ikea Repeater has only one antenna. You get a pigtail like this one. ![images](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/9/b98462b4fc1b404c71bef02e4aa4e8ae35e00e02.jpeg) The pigtail has a conductor and ground. The conductor is soldered to the antenna and ground to any point. If you want, you can now interrupt the original antenna. You can connect everything else to the pigtail. if you work with a booster please consider that this service is not allowed in many countries. It is important to use antennas or boosters with the correct frequency. Please do not use amplifiers with more than 1 watt power. You don’t want to supply your entire city. Zigbee 2.4 GHz Zwave 868.42 MHz. This also works with the Hue Bridge: > [@Onkel Undertakers Bastelstunde Hue Bridge](https://community.homey.app/t/onkel-undertakers-bastelstunde-hue-bridge/21160): > > Nach meinem Erlebnis mit der smarten Toilette war es mal wieder Zeit meine Nerven zu beruhigen. Ich habe noch eine Hue Bridge rum liegen, in die ich schon lange mal rein schauen wollte. Sie ist sehr leicht zu öffnen. Zwei Innen-Vielzahn halten das Gehäuse zusammen. Der Rest wird einfach auseinander geklipst. Die Platine ist recht einfach gehalten und birgt aber doch ein Geheimnis. Es sind zwei Funkmodule verbaut. Zwei? Modul 1 oben rechts ist für das Zigbee verantwortli… ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 6:15am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/564 "2020-07-09T06:15:11Z")
I have modded my Homey (1st gen) some time ago too. With Wifi, 433MHz, Z-Wave and Zigbee antenna’s. Looks and works great! And it came out fully undamaged (when opening). Now switched to a Homey Pro. ![20200708_191647](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/c/8c20b93f73ce2a78785e3b9b67a6a3cce9d4b495.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijn_hoogenbosch/32/10647_2.png) [@Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](https://community.homey.app/u/Martijn_Hoogenbosch)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 7:22am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/565 "2020-07-09T07:22:44Z")
Looks very nice. What I did wrong was to place the antenna’s on the top sphere, should have connected the to the bottom one, like you. Nice! Will you be doing this to your pro as well? Because that’ll suffer the same issues. ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/566 "2020-07-09T08:07:43Z")
Thx @Martijn_Hoogenbosch Why was it wrong to connect them to the top sphere? Because of the extra weight? I’ll be waiting to mod the Pro first. But definately considering it… ---
**Author:** ![Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijn_hoogenbosch/32/10647_2.png) [@Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](https://community.homey.app/u/Martijn_Hoogenbosch)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 8:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/567 "2020-07-09T08:40:44Z")
Yes, it is very unstable now and tbh it just looks better like you did it. The bending of the antenna’s just look better. I still have to glue the spheres back together, now they are put together with scotch tape… So many things to do 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Hannes85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e79b87/32.png) [@Hannes85](https://community.homey.app/u/Hannes85)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 5:41am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/568 "2020-07-10T05:41:26Z")
I might be imagining this but I had modded my gen 1 for zigbee which definitely made a different. My pro I didn’t at first and honestly; It looks like it has a lot more range. Although I might be imagining it of course 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 9:22am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/569 "2020-07-10T09:22:52Z")
I’ll have to wait for new antennas from Ali anyway, so I’ll see how the Pro is holding up until then. But still; the better antenna’s would improve anyway. Even is range is already better; it would be further enhanced by modding… ---
**Author:** ![Rob\_Vos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rob_vos/32/12452_2.png) [@Rob\_Vos](https://community.homey.app/u/Rob_Vos)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928/570 "2020-08-18T06:25:49Z")
Morning Luuk, Read you do antenna mods, I would like to have mine modded to improve reach. Could you maybe help me out? Regards, Rob [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928.md?page=26) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-homey-pro-model-early-201x-antenna-modification/2928.md?page=28)