Built in iBook Airport antenna

Just a quick question: is it possible to connect the built-in airport antenna in the screen with a different wireless adapter, other than Airport? (I was thinking that if I extended the wire a bit and took apart a USB wireless adapter I could connect the Airport antenna to it to increase range/connectivity)

It should be possible. You'd have to find a USB wifi adaptor with an antenna jack, and put the right connector on the internal antenna lead.
But if you just wanted to increase range, wouldn't it be easier to add a better antenna to the Airport Card? Check out these links:
http://www.google.com/search?q=ibookexternalantenna
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