I have one of these devices:
To control 4 rgb leds on a pool. I googled some sites that show this exact device and it seems to work with the 433Mhz frequency (I bought a box that included the power supply, leds, etc, everything connected so I assume this is the frequency it uses since the device and remote looks exactly the same as the one I have).
My problem is that the receiver box is located inside a room made of bricks where the pool pump and filter are, next to one of the pool walls (which is made of concrete and iron rods). So the remote will only work if I get REALLY close, and that is if the batteries are new.
The antenna on this device seems to be just a small wire. I did some googling and found that there are some 433Mhz antennas that look a little better, like similar to wifi antennas, I think I even have one from an old cctv system.
My question is, if I wanted to use a better antenna (maybe extend it since I saw some 433Mhz antennas that comes with like a 3mts cable, so its placed outside the pump/filter room, or just leave it inside if the antenna is good enough to work), can I just connect it to the existing wire that is currently acting as antenna? Or should I open the device and solder the new antenna to the pcb?
