Raspberry Pi Zero W Case and External Antenna (with room for prototyping and battery)

thingiverse

This spacious case is specifically designed for the Raspberry Pi Zero and Zero W, offering an external SMA antenna mount that proves to be especially useful. I modified my rpi0w by soldering a U.FL connector to the pads next to the micro USB port, which then allowed me to reposition the 0 ohm resistor to disconnect the onboard wifi antenna and route the signal to the external connector. This was achieved by rotating the tiny resistor toward the provided soldering pad using a hot air soldering iron, solder paste with flux, and a fine strand of wire to carefully nudge it into place. The SMA mount can also be used to connect small RTL-SDR devices and hide them in the case. The case is designed to use M3 hardware, featuring bolts that are 16mm in size. You may need to use a 1/8 inch drill to clean out the holes, and I had to run this same drill through the raspberry pi mounting holes to make room for the M3 hardware. Despite these modifications, everything fit perfectly. There is ample space inside the case for small batteries or other project components.