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Re: Nice hack to increase signal strength

Quote:
Originally Posted by xconwayx View Post
Defaults:
Code:

NV_C0_BC0_VGA_GAIN_OFFSET_1 Default: 2272
NV_C1_BC0_VGA_GAIN_OFFSET_1 Default: 2947


Altered Values
Code:

NV_C0_BC0_VGA_GAIN_OFFSET_1 Default: 1772
NV_C1_BC0_VGA_GAIN_OFFSET_1 Default: 1847

Pretty basic, I copied the values used from dcperdue's experience.

Subtract 500 from NV_C0_BC0_VGA_GAIN_OFFSET_1 and
Subtract 1100 from NV_C1_BC0_VGA_GAIN_OFFSET_1.

Following in krohnjw's footsteps I followed his experiment and did the same. I have a cradle for my Touch Pro which is stationary on my desk. I did two experiments on mine. I checked right after I changed the values and then once again from a cold boot.

Original Signal:
-93 - -96dbm

After Reset:
-94 - 97dbm

After Altercations:

Before Reset:
-92 - 96dbm

After Reset:
-92 - 96dbm

Not a huge increase, I will continue to tweak these settings and report back! Hope more try this out.
Good #'s.

If you are going to try more keep an eye on the battery voltage to see the effect of lowering the gain on the actual battery. I am curious to see how much of a quantitative different it makes on battery drain/battery life.
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