What it is:

• 915Mhz Trimmed Dipole PCB Antenna (50ohm)
• End-to-End length including mounting holes: 154mm
• Great performance and upgrade from the default wire monopole
• RF coax can be soldered directly to the provided pads (recommended in non modular systems - otherwise connector lengths must be taken into account when calculating feedline)
• This antenna was built on work done by forum users, see these forum threads: original design by Captcha and alternative design by ChemE
• See the RF-Best-Practices Guide on dipole and feedline length theory
• VSWR < 1.1 at 915mhz.

What you get:

• PCB dipole antenna PCB only
• see below for optional SMA connectors and/or RF cable add-ons

Optional add-ons:

• SMA-female connector (not soldered). Note that you will need another SMA-female connector, to mate the other end with a Moteino or other SMA board, available separately.
• SMA-male connector, also available separately
• SMA-male cable, also available separately

Connector compatibility:

The optional SMA-Male RF coax cable only mates with SMA female connectors!

You can alternatively connect SMA-male connectors directly to SMA-female connectors without a cable in between. This way you can shorten the signal path (minimize loss) and mount the dipole directly to a board, perhaps through the wall of an enclosure.

Using at 915mhz:

• Precut for 915Mhz center frequency, can potentially be cut shorter for higher center frequencies
• • the arms of the antenna are only on the TOP layer (with mm gradations)
  • you could also cut the PCB with a strong pair of wire cutters if you need it to be shorter
  • the BOTTOM layer only contains 2 pads for SMA connectors, solder this to the bottom SMA body pins for a stronger bond
• For 868Mhz, use this dipole instead