Penta-band antenna is ground plane independent
Pulse
W3538B0200 antenna
Pulse has introduced a penta-band standalone antenna for applications such as point-of-sale terminals, credit-card readers, data loggers, automated meter readers (AMR) and industrial communications.
The W3538B0200 is said to be easy to implement and is not dependent on ground plane size, therefore the printed circuit board (PCB) can be very small or large.
Up to 80 per cent efficiency is provided in a very compact 40 x 15 x 0.7mm size.
The W3538B0200 antenna operates over five frequency bands: 824 to 894MHz, 880 to 960MHz, 1,710 to 1,880MHz, 1,850 to 1,990MHz and 1,920 to 2,170MHz, with a radiated efficiency of up to 80 per cent and a minimum efficiency of 50 per cent in all bands.
It has a return loss of -6dB and an impedance of 50 ohms.
The antenna attaches to a PCB with cable and connection to the board using IPEX, UF.L, MMCX, GSC and MCD connector types to accommodate most cellular module vendors.
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