Antenna Design Requirements - Quectel SC200K Series Instruction Manual

For more details about RF layout, see document [4].

5.5. Antenna Design Requirements

Requirements for antenna design are as follow:
Table 39: Antenna Requirements
Type
GNSS
GSM/WCDMA/LTE
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
SC200K_Series_Hardware_Design
Requirements
Frequency range: 1559–1609 MHz
Polarization Type: RHCP or linear
VSWR: < 2 (Typ.)
Passive antenna gain: > 0 dBi
Active antenna noise figure: < 1.5 dB (Typ.)
Active antenna gain: > -2 dBi
Active antenna embedded LNA gain: < 17 dB (Typ.)
Active antenna overall LNA gain: < 17 dBi (Typ.)
VSWR: ≤ 2
Gain: 1 dBi
Max Input Power: 50 W
Input Impedance: 50 Ω
Polarization Type: Vertical
Cable Insertion Loss:
⚫
< 1 dB: LB (<1 GHz)
⚫
< 1.5 dB: MB (1–2.3 GHz)
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< 2 dB: HB (> 2.3 GHz)
VSWR: ≤ 2
Gain: 1 dBi
Max Input Power: 50 W
Input Impedance: 50 Ω
Polarization Type: Vertical
Cable Insertion Loss: < 1 dB
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