Efficient Antenna Design and Simulation for Electrically Large Smart Home Appliances What do GE, LG, Samsung and Whirlpool appliances have in common? They’re all examples of how Wi-Fi connectivity is rapidly becoming standard in refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, and other large appliances. In fact, Wi-Fi is now such an important feature for consumers that retailers such as Best Buy and Home Depot enable shoppers...

Nine Steps for Using Encrypted CST Models for Successful Antenna Integration Computer Simulation Technology (CST) Microwave Studio and High-Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) are the two most common design tools for RF simulation. Most Taoglas antenna simulation models are available in CST to enable customers to build simulations models using Taoglas antennas inside their custom design...

Top Tips for Ensuring Your PCB Maximizes Antenna and Application Performance Printed circuit boards (PCBs) do more than just provide a surface for installing embedded antennas. Like pole, screw, and magnet mounts for external antennas, PCBs directly affect the performance of embedded antennas and thus the quality and reliability of the applications using them.For example, whether...

AHP54510 GPS/GNSS Antenna by Taoglas The AHP54510 Series from Taoglas are Dual-Feed Stacked GNSS Patch Antennas that operate from 1166-1186 MHz, 1525-1559 MHz, 1559-1563 MHz, 1563-1587 MHz, and 1593-1610 MHz. They are directional antenna solutions that cover the GPS L1/L5, Galileo, GLONASS, and BeiDou constellations. These RHCP-polarized antennas are designed to be a premium solution for high-precision...

What’s Inside is What Counts: Understanding Antenna Coaxial Cables Radio frequency (RF) cables are a key component in cellular, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Wi-Fi and Bluetooth devices that use external rather than embedded antennas. They carry signals between the antenna and the transmitter and/or receiver, which means they directly affect the performance and reliability...

What Does an IP67 Rating Really Tell You about an Antenna’s Durability? IP ratings are an important spec to consider when comparing external antennas for cellular, GNSS, Wi-Fi and other technologies. Short for “ingress protection,” an IP rating is a shorthand description of the enclosure’s ability to keep foreign objects such as water and dust...

GPDF6010.A GPS/GNSS Antenna by Taoglas The GPDF6010.A from Taoglas is a Passive GNSS Stacked Patch Antenna that operates from 1160 to 1610 MHz. It covers the GPS/QZSS (L1/L2/L5/L6), GLONASS (G1/G2/G3), Galileo (E1/E5a/E5b), BeiDou (B1/B2a/B2b/B3), NavIC L5, and SBAS constellations. This antenna has been carefully designed to provide excellent positioning accuracy across the full GNSS spectrum. It is...

How GNSS Supports Industrial Applications For decades manufacturers and their suppliers rely on GPS and other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) to track trucks, trains and shipping containers of raw materials and finished goods. Here are some innovative new ways that GNSS is enabling the automation, efficiency and productivity behind lean manufacturing and Industry 4.0. How GNSS Enhances...

Upscale Spectrum: What is 5G Ultrawideband? 5G cellular uses far more bands than previous generations. One reason is because 4G bands alone can’t provide enough spectrum to keep up with insatiable consumer and business demand. A lot of that demand was for higher speeds, which leads to the second reason for the new bands: Many...

Overcoming Cellular and GNSS Antenna Placement and Installation Challenges for Public Safety In real estate, city views and other prime locations get top dollar because they’re scarce. With police cruisers, ambulances and other first responder vehicles, the roof is beachfront property.A vehicle’s roof is the ideal spot to mount cellular, GNSS, Wi-Fi and other antennas...