diff --git a/Usage-cautions.md b/Usage-cautions.md index 6c7ea15..23870e0 100644 --- a/Usage-cautions.md +++ b/Usage-cautions.md @@ -1,13 +1,15 @@ -The LNA of HackRF is extremely sensitive, thus you need to notice the following things: -# SMA port -- DO NOT change/ swap/ take off/ put on antennas while power is on IN ANY CASE. -- If you use an antenna that expose the literal metal part (for example a telescopic antenna), DO NOT physically touch the antenna with you hands/ body/ or any physical things that is conductive, since the static elec is dangerous to LNA. (It's not like it's definitely would damage it, but a thing that you may should prevent. Antennas which have plastic protection however won't be influenced.) +The LNA of HackRF is sensitive and can get damaged -# Monitoring range -- The LNA of hackrf is physically between SMA port and radio front end -- Thus, you shouldn't receive near high power transmitters, even if it's not in the range that you are monitoring. -- For example: You are receiving FM radio at 100.00MHz, and there's a high power transmitter at 2.5GHz around you, the transmitter will still blow your LNA, if you set LNA/AMP too high and/or too near the transmitters, even if 2.5GHz is not in the freq range that you are monitoring. +# Prevention +## SMA port +- DO NOT swap the antenna while power is on. +- If you use an antenna that expose a metal part, DO NOT touch the antenna with you hands/body (static electricity can damage the LNA) -# I suspect I damaged the LNA, how do i check? +## Monitoring range +- You shouldn't receive near high power transmitters, even if it's not in the range that you are monitoring + +# Diagnostic - Try listen local radio. Try with AMP on and off both. -- Try capture and replay a **non**-rolling-code (to prevent break the rolling sync) fob (radio remote not IR remote which is more common). Try with AMP on and off both. \ No newline at end of file +- Try capture and replay a **non**-rolling-code (to prevent break the rolling sync) fob (radio remote not IR remote which is more common). Try with AMP on and off both. + +# Repair \ No newline at end of file