Broken Or Missing Bottom Antenna Clip; Obstructed Whip Stopper - Nokia RH-3 Series Troubleshooting - Antenna

RH-3
Troubleshooting — Antenna
formance degradation section if any pin doesn't touch the PWB.
If corrosion is present or the pad is missing, then most likely the PWB and the phone
needs to be replaced. If either pad is obstructed or covered, the pad should be cleared
and/or cleaned.

Broken or Missing Bottom Antenna Clip

If the bottom antenna clip does not contact the whip stopper, when the whip is fully
retracted, the internal antenna gain will degrade by about 4-5dB at Cell band and
3-10dB at PCS band when whip is retracted. If the antenna clip is installed backwards, is
damaged, or is missing, then install a new bottom antenna clip in the correct position.

Obstructed Whip Stopper

Figure 13: Whip stopper as shown when the whip is fully retracted
If the whip stopper is corroded or blocked by the whip straw, then the whip assembly
needs to be replaced. If the whip stopper is obstructed or dirty, then the obstruction
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Figure 12: Bottom antenna clip
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