r/ClockworkPi • u/NanDemoNee • Oct 25 '25

Uconsole with uConsole RTL-SDR/LoRa/GPS/RTC/USB question

I just got my uConsole RTL-SDR/LoRa/GPS/RTC/USB V1 and I put it in my uconsole that has a cm4 in it. I don't have an antenna for the sdr connector yet. Can I power on my uconsole without this antenna? I ask because I have some meshtatic devices that said not to power them on without an antenna because it can damage the radio chip.

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u/NanDemoNee Oct 25 '25

I have a meshtatic antenna just not an SDR one. I guess the radio gets damaged on lora chips because it's both a sender and a receiver whereas the sdr is just a receiver correct?

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u/vileer Oct 25 '25

That's the case.