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It's a cellular antenna, like you'd find in your smartphone. And if I remember correctly it's soldered to the microcontroller, in a tight space with lots of wi
by Judgmentality 6y ago
It's a cellular antenna, like you'd find in your smartphone. And if I remember correctly it's soldered to the microcontroller, in a tight space with lots of wires (not to mention any potential metal contact points).
The antenna on the body of the car is for XM/FM/AM radio and is only a receiver. It's not connected to the cellular modem in any way at all as far as I can tell (apart from being attached to the same car).
It'll vary for each manufacturer, but in my case shorting the modem was trivial once you knew which pins to connect.
- ska 6y agoYes I assumed it was a separate antenna. My point was they are probably about the same work to identify, and rendering it non-functional would seem to be a safe way to not mess with anything else. It just seemed superficially easier/safer, which is why I asked.