Category: Antenna test

GPS antenna selection for a GSM / GPS tracker – DUT 3

GPS chip loop antenna temperature drift

Interference of temperature on GPS antenna resonant frequency The device under test is a PCB of size of 40 mm x 20 mm, again with a GNSS antenna for a small tracking device. Small mobile GSM / GPS trackers are common for pets, humans or assets. Chip antennas operate as loop antennas which are magnetic […]

IoT sandwich – GPS chip loop antenna on German bacon – 1

GPS chip antenna on bacon

Today we tell you the ingredients you will need in order to reproduce the world’s first IoT sandwich. The sandwich is planned as a starter.  We will show you how to make the main course and the dessert later. Ingredients for the IoT sandwich For the PCBs 9 different PCB shapes (3 different cut-out zones […]

Radiation Patterns and Total Radiated Power (TRP) tested yourself

Turn table and special antenna to measure radiation pattern

For a few bucks you can get such a Radiation Measurement System (RMS) to measure Radiation Patterns and Total Radiated Power (TRP) from a 3-axis rotation of your wireless IoT / M2M application. While Radiation Patterns and Total Radiated Power (TRP) is usually measured in an anechoic chamber to avoid reflections to affect the measurement, […]

Hospital for Antennas – Our third IoT M2M outpatient – the magnetic mount cellular antenna

Magnetic mount cellular antenna on metal plate

Our third patient has a popular name. The manufacturers have called it the magnetic mount antenna. Further details about the third mobile antenna patient are given in the test below. Here are the medical records of the cellular magnetic mount antenna: Frequency bands: GSM 850/900 MHz, GSM 1800 / 1900 MHz, UMTS 2100 Frequency range: […]

Hospital for Antennas – Our second IoT M2M out-patient – cellular stubby antenna

Stubby cellular antenna with right angle SMA

Our second patient has a name as well. The manufacturers have called it the cellular stubby antenna. Further details about the second mobile antenna patient are given in the test below. Here are the medical records of the cellular stubby antenna: Frequency bands: GSM 850/900 MHz, GSM 1800 / 1900 MHz, UMTS 2100 Frequency range: […]

Hospital for Antennas – Our first IoT M2M out-patient

Penta band PCB antenna 40x15x0.4 mm

Our patient has a name. The manufacturers have called it the Penta-band PCB antenna. More details about the first mobile antenna patient are revealed in the test below. Here are the medical records of the Penta-band PCB antenna: Frequency bands: GSM 850/900 MHz, GSM 1800 / 1900 MHz, UMTS 2100 Frequency range: 824 – 960 […]

A magician reveals the secrets of magic tricks

Vector Network Analyser - Euro 2900 only

As many already know, I am interested in antennas. My great interest is integrated antennas. Such antennas can be found in gateways for electricity meters, but also in portable point of sale systems. Even permanently installed telematics devices use integrated antennas. For many developers integrated antenna designs require a magician’s skills. Do you mind if […]