Compact Ceramic Cellular Antenna supports high performance MIMO applications in telecommunications, industrial and other wide-frequency-band operations.

Series 146200

698 MHz to 2.7 GHz Cellular Ceramic Antennas

Features & Benefits

  • ESD-protecting radiation pattern – All radiation patterns are directly connected to the system ground to eliminate damage caused by electrostatic discharge
  • Indirect-feed design – Enables wider impedance bandwidth
  • Indicator (“M”) – Denotes ‘Mirror-image’ to matching part 146200-0001

Specifications

  • Packaging : Tape & reel
  • Reference platform : 130.00 x 60.00 x 1.00 mm
  • Dimensions : 40.00(L) x 5.00(W) x 5.00(H) mm
  • RoHS : Yes – Halogen free : Yes
  • Ground clearance : 5.00 x 5.00 mm
  • SMT compatible : Yes
  • Voltage : 2W
  • Return loss – S11 (dB) : <-5
  • Average total radiation efficiency (%) :
    • >45% (824 to 960 MHz) ; >60% (1.7 to 2.7 GHz) for 146200-0011,
    • >40% (824 to 960 MHz) ; >60% (1.7 to 2.7 GHz) for 146200-0001
  • Peak gain (dBi) : 1.1 (689 to 960 MHz); 4.5
  • (1.7 to 2.7 GHz)
  • Polarization : Linear
  • Input impedance (Ω) : 50
  • Shear force : 50N min
  • Housing : Ceramic
  • Plating : Silver, 8-10 µm
  • Operating temperature : -40 to 85 °C

Serial 204774

790 MHz to 2.7 GHz Cellular Ceramic Antennas

Features & Benefits

  • Fixing pads – Firmly anchor the antenna housing onto the SMT pads of the PCB
  • Feeding pad – Ensures electrical signals form a 50-Ohm transmission line on the PCB is fed into the antenna
  • Grounding pad – Ensures the antenna is safely grounded on the application PCB
  • Ceramic antenna housing – High thermal conduction and resistance against detuning effects of environmental interference

Specifications

  • Packaging : Tape & reel
  • Reference platform : 130.00 x 60.00 x 0.80 mm
  • Dimensions : 40.00(L) x 5.00(W) x 5.00(H) mm
  • RoHS : Yes – Halogen free : Yes
  • Ground clearance : 10.00 x 3.00 mm around the perimeter of the antenna footprint
  • SMT compatible : Yes
  • Voltage : 2W
  • Return loss – S11 (dB) : <-6
  • Average total radiation efficiency (%) :
    • >50% (790 to 960 MHz) ; >70% (1.7 to 2.7 GHz)
  • Peak gain (dBi) : 0.2 (790 to 960 MHz); 3.8 (1.7 to 2.7 GHz)
  • Polarization : Linear
  • Input impedance (Ω) : 50
  • Shear force : 20N min
  • Housing : Ceramic
  • Plating : Silver, 8-10 µm
  • Operating temperature : -40 to 125 °C

Advantages
As these antennas are similar in design and attributes, only one matching circuit is needed when used in MIMO systems. The advantage of this is lower overall application costs. Other advantages include: indirect feed design, leading to improved antenna performance when the phone is held in hand or placed near the user’s body.

Applications

  • Telecommunications/Networking
    • MIMO routers
    • VPN routers
    • Wireless LAN systems
  • Wireless Infrastructure
    • Wireless embedded systems
    • Wireless radio communication equipment
    • MIMO satellite communications (SatCom) systems

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