Tag: Antenna

Helical GPS antenna versus GPS chip antenna

Q: I came across a blog of yours some years back. By chance are you still offering assistance with GPS related antenna solutions? If so, we are trying to find a replacement for a Sarantel helical antenna.  We need to match or improve upon the performance of the Sarantel product. We are looking into Maxtena’s […]

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, […]

Which embedded antenna to select for your LPWAN / NB-IoT module?

25x25x4 mm ceramic patch antenna for LPWAN

Embedded LPWAN & NB-IoT antenna consideration On first quick look the choosing of the right integrated antenna for LPWAN & NB-IoT looks easy. In comparison to the large number of LTE bands the selection is simple because LPWAN (e.g. LoRaWAN, Sigfox, Weightless N) and NB-IoT (EC-GSM and NB-IoT) are on 900 MHz. There is no […]

Which embedded LTE antenna to select for your LTE module?

LTE chip antenna - SMT

Embedded LTE antenna consideration Choosing the right integrated LTE antenna is not easy. The large number of LTE bands makes the construction of integrated LTE antennas more complex. All that glitters is not gold. You have to look closely at the data sheet of the LTE antenna. The lowest LTE frequency is 698 MHz. The […]