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Antenna Help (Project)

  • 24-05-2014 2:10pm
    #1
    kevin306
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭


    Hi there.

    So in need of urgent help here. My project for college was finished and due for presentation Monday. I have an antenna off a GPRS device and I have lost the top of it here is the link. I lost the rectangle pcb at the top.
    I cant post exact link on this wont alloy me for some reason
    store.openpicus.com/openpicus/prodotti.aspx?cprod=OPANTE006045
    I heard that you can run a wire from the coax and still get reception is this correct. anyone know what I need to do.


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  • #2
    Chet T16
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭Chet T16


    You can run a wire with a length equal to the wavelength of your received signal, iirc that'll be around 20-25 cm for GPS


  • #3
    kevin306
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭kevin306


    Chet T16 wrote: »
    You can run a wire with a length equal to the wavelength of your received signal, iirc that'll be around 20-25 cm for GPS

    Got it working anyway but thanks for your reply.

    Signal is 900Mhz so (speed of light 3*10^9 / 900Mhz *4 )
    8.33cm


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