Molex
GNSS Antenna Family
GNSS Active Patch and Flexible antennas complement ceramic and LDS-MID chip selections for superior signal processing and ground-independence over a wide range of navigation and tracking applications.
GNSS Antenna Family | ||||||||
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Antennas | GNSS Flexible Antenna (206560) | GNSS Active Patch Lo Antenna (206640) | Helix GPS Antenna (146235) | RHCP LDS-MID GPS Antenna (146216) | RHCP Ceramic GPS Antenna (146168) | GPS/BEIDOU/ GLONASS Ceramic Antenna (204286) | Low-profile GNSS Ceramic Antenna (204283) | Low-profile GPS Ceramic Antenna (208890) |
Dimension | 40.40 by 15.40 mm | 5.00 by 25.00 by 6.50 mm | 3.00 by 5.00 by 4.00 mm | 11.80 by 11.55 by 6.00 mm | 25.00 by 25.00 by 4.00 mm | 25.00 by 25.00 by 4.00 mm | 3.20 by 1.60 by 1.10mm | 18.00 by 18.00 by 2.00 mm |
Material | Flexi | Ceramic + PCB + Tin Plate | LDS | LDS | Ceramic | Ceramic | Ceramic | Ceramic |
Antenna Type | Dipole | Active Patch | Monopole | PIFA | Patch | Patch | Loop | Patch |
Frequency Range | 1561 – 1602 MHz | 1561 – 1602 MHz | 1561 – 1602 MHz | 1575 MHz | 1575 MHz | 1561 – 1602 MHz | 1561 – 1602 MHz | 1575 MHz |
Return Loss | < -8dB | - 8dB (VSWR 2.5) | <-8dB | <-10dB | <-15dB | <-10dB | <-10dB | <-15dB |
Peak Gain | 1.5dBi | LNA 28dB | 1.1dBi | 1dBi | 5.5dBi | 5.5dBi | 2.0dBi | 2.6dBi |
Total Efficiency | > 74% (50mm) | N/A | >50% | >55% | >75% | >70% | >60% | >45% |
Polarization | Linear | RHCP | Elliptic | RHCP | RHCP | Elliptic | Linear | RHPC |
Axial Ratio | N/A | N/A | <6.0 | <3.0 | <3.0 | <13.0 | N/A | <2 |
GNSS Antenna Family | ||||||||
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Antennas | Dual Band (L1+L20 GPS Ceramic Antenna (213602) | Dual Band (L1+L5) GPS Ceramic Antenna (211624) | Dual Ban (L1+L5) Reduced Sized GPS Ceramic Antenna (212203) | GNSS Combo (GNSS+WiFi) Flexible Antenna (1461860) | GNSS Combo (GNSS+WiFi) PCB Antenna (146220) | GPS Combo (GPS+LTE) Flexible Antenna(2133530100) | GNSS (Magnetic Mount) External Antenna (2134993000) | |
Dimension | 36.00 by 36.00 by 7.00mm | 36.00 by 36.00 by 7.00mm | 25.00 by 25.00 by 8.00mm | 53.00 by 18.00 | 53.50 by 16.60 | 119.4 x 19.4 | 55 x 47 x 16.7 | |
Material | Ceramic | Ceramic | Ceramic | Flexi | PCB | Flexi | Various | |
Antenna Type | Patch | Patch | Patch | Dipole | Dipole | Dipole | Patch | |
Frequency Range (MHz) | L2: 1227.6 L1: 1575.42 |
L5: 1176.45 L1: 1575.42 GLONASS: 1602 |
L5: 1176.45 L1: 1575.42 |
1575 / 1602 and 2.4 / 5 /3 TO 6 GHz | 1575 / 1602 and 2.4 / 5 /3 TO 6 GHz | 1561 - 1602 MHz (GPS) 868mHZ to 8.5GHz (LTE) | 1559 MHz to 1606 MHz | |
Return Loss | <-5dB | <-5dB | L1: <-15dB L5: <-20dB |
<-5dB | <-5dB | <-5dB | <-18dB | |
Peak Gain | L1: 5.3dBi L2: 2.1dBi |
L1: 4.5dBi L5: 2.1dBi |
L1: 4.1dBi L5: 3.1dBi |
2.39dBi | 2.39dBi | 1.9dBi to 2.4dBi Varies by Frequency (LTE) |
1.7 dBi | |
Total Efficiency | >50% / >80% | >74% / >74% / >75% | >65% / >75% | >70% / >75% / >70% / >80% | >82% / >80% / >83% / >78% | >45% (GPS) >60% (LTE) |
>20% (includes loss due to 3m cable) | |
Polarization | RHPC | RHPC | RHPC | Linear | Linear | Linear | RHPC | |
Axial Ratio | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | |