Telit Wireless Solutions UC864 manual Antenna Requirements

UC864-E Hardware User Guide

1vv0300766a Rev.1 - 31/01/08

6 Antenna

The antenna connection and board layout design are the most important part in the full product design and they strongly reflect on the product overall performances, hence read carefully and follow the requirements and the guidelines for a proper design.

6.1Antenna Requirements

As suggested on the Product Description the antenna for a Telit UC864-E device shall fulfill the following requirements:

	ANTENNA REQUIREMENTS
Frequency range		Depending by frequency band(s) provided by the
		network operator, the customer shall use the
		most suitable antenna for that/those band(s)
Bandwidth		70 MHz in GSM850, 80 MHz in GSM900, 170
		MHz in DCS & 140 MHz PCS
		250 MHz in WCDMA2100 band
Gain		Gain < 3dBi
Impedance		50 ohm
Input power		> 33dBm(2 W) peak power in GSM

>24dBm Average power in WCDMA2100 VSWR absolute max <= 10:1

VSWR	<= 2:1
recommended

Furthermore if the device is developed for the US market and/or Canada market, it shall comply with the FCC and/or IC approval requirements:

This device is to be used only for mobile and fixed applications. The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. End-Users must be provided with transmitter operation conditions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. OEM integrators must ensure that the end user has no manual instructions to remove or install the UC864-E module. Antennas used for this OEM module must not exceed 3dBi gain for mobile and fixed operating configurations.

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