Hi @bmit0111 ,
Please have a read through the post linked below. Perhaps you can repair the unit yourself, or have it done locally? If you would still like to have the repair done by SparkFun, please let us know. (We’re aware you’re in AUS.)
I hope this helps,
Hi @fgfletcher - Sorry to hear it got damaged! You are welcome to start a return for repair . The repair price is $150. TCIII does a good job summarizing the fix we do: we’ll cut out the PCB area where the SMA was residing to make room on the panel for a new SMA connector. We’ll cut off the U.FL connector on an SMA cable , strip and then solder the inner wires to two points on the board for the RF path. The ESD protection diode is the usual spot (shown below). Then we test everything to confirm the RF is good, glue the cable down for stress relief, and then close the unit back up and do a series of checkout tests. The SMA connection ends up being just as strong, or stronger, than the original SMA, but requires a bit of SMD soldering. You are welcome to do the fix yourself, or have us do it. We’re here to help.
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