SMA Antenna connector - portapack-mayhem/mayhem-firmware GitHub Wiki

[!NOTE]
It is a good idea to protect the antenna connectors with a silicone cover

The antenna connectors on the HackRF board are the 18.5 mm variant available here.

Notice that you could fit the SMA-KE 18.5mm variant, but it will be not the perfect fit for the type of pcb mount used in originally.

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Replacing a broken connector

  1. Desolder the original, use enough flux (i.e. this "self cleaning" variant) and fresh solder. If there is parts of the SMA connector still there, it might be more difficult to remove because the thermal mass.

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  1. Clean the pads

  2. Place the new one. It will be very tight. Align it correctly

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  1. Solder and clean the residual flux

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