Antenna Focuses On Telemetry Applications

March 4, 2009

PCTEL has rolled out a low-profile, permanent-mount antenna aimed at telemetry applications using mobile and fixed wireless networks. The model PTELMB antenna provides multiband support for operating frequencies of 824 to 896 MHz, 1850 to 1990 MHz, and 2400 to 2500 MHz, with 360-deg. horizontal beamwidth in all three bands. The vertical beamwidth is 40 deg. with 2.9-dBi peak gain from 824 to 896 MHz, 25-deg. vertical beamwidth with 3-dBi peak gain from 1850 to 1990 MHz, and 24-deg. vertical beamwidth with 4-dBi peak gain from 2400 to 2500 MHz.

The compact antenna measures just 4.4 x 1.5 in. (11.18 x 4.06 cm) and weighs just 0.4 lbs. (0.18 kg). It can handle maximum power of 10 W and employs vertical linear polarization. It is ideal for indoor or outdoor use and can be used for wireless network optimization, vending machine monitoring and maintenance, energy, oil, and water meter remote monitoring, and land surveying.

About the Author

Jack Browne

Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.