Is the CYW920719Q40EVB-01 Evaluation Kit external antenna connected?

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JaJa_4678591
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I was running a test application on my CYW920719Q40EVB-01 Evaluation Kit and looking at it with a BLE monitoring app. When I plugged in an antenna, it didn't seem to increase the RSSI according to the app. It looks to me like there's a resistor or capacitor missing on the connection which routes it to the PCB antenna instead of the external antenna. I bought this specifically because it had an external antenna option, but is it not actually connected?!

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SheetalJ
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Hi JaJa_4678591​,

Following is the snapshot of CYW920719Q40EVB-01 eval board RF part-

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Edit:

To use external Antenna, C67 needs to be moved from position B-C to A-C.

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SheetalJ
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First comment on KBA 750 replies posted 500 likes received

Hi JaJa_4678591​,

Following is the snapshot of CYW920719Q40EVB-01 eval board RF part-

pastedImage_0.png

Edit:

To use external Antenna, C67 needs to be moved from position B-C to A-C.