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GNSS Antenna Family

GNSS Active Patch and Flexible antennas complement ceramic and LDS-MID chip selections for superior signal processing and ground-independence over a wide range of navigation and tracking applications.

GNSS Antenna Family
Antennas GNSS Flexible Antenna (206560) GNSS Active Patch Lo Antenna (206640) Helix GPS Antenna (146235) RHCP LDS-MID GPS Antenna (146216) RHCP Ceramic GPS Antenna (146168) GPS/BEIDOU/ GLONASS Ceramic Antenna (204286) Low-profile GNSS Ceramic Antenna (204283) Low-profile GPS Ceramic Antenna (208890)
Dimension 40.40 by 15.40 mm 5.00 by 25.00 by 6.50 mm 3.00 by 5.00 by 4.00 mm 11.80 by 11.55 by 6.00 mm 25.00 by 25.00 by 4.00 mm 25.00 by 25.00 by 4.00 mm 3.20 by 1.60 by 1.10mm 18.00 by 18.00 by 2.00 mm
Material Flexi Ceramic + PCB + Tin Plate LDS LDS Ceramic Ceramic Ceramic Ceramic
Antenna Type Dipole Active Patch Monopole PIFA Patch Patch Loop Patch
Frequency Range 1561 – 1602 MHz 1561 – 1602 MHz 1561 – 1602 MHz 1575 MHz 1575 MHz 1561 – 1602 MHz 1561 – 1602 MHz 1575 MHz
Return Loss < -8dB - 8dB (VSWR 2.5) <-8dB <-10dB <-15dB <-10dB <-10dB <-15dB
Peak Gain 1.5dBi LNA 28dB 1.1dBi 1dBi 5.5dBi 5.5dBi 2.0dBi 2.6dBi
Total Efficiency > 74% (50mm) N/A >50% >55% >75% >70% >60% >45%
Polarization Linear RHCP Elliptic RHCP RHCP Elliptic Linear RHPC
Axial Ratio N/A N/A <6.0 <3.0 <3.0 <13.0 N/A <2
  Image of Molex's GNSS Flexible Antenna (206560) Image of Molex's GNSS Active Patch Lo Antenna with (206640) Image of Molex's Helix GPS Antenna (146235) Image of Molex's RHCP LDS-MID GPS Antenna (146216) Image of Molex's RHCP Ceramic GPS Antenna (146168) Image of Molex's GPS/BEIDOU/ GLONASS Ceramic Antenna (204286) Image of Molex's Low-profile GNSS Ceramic Antenna (204283) Image of Molex's Low-profile GPS Ceramic Antenna (208890)

GNSS Antenna Family
Antennas Dual Band (L1+L20 GPS Ceramic Antenna (213602) Dual Band (L1+L5) GPS Ceramic Antenna (211624) Dual Ban (L1+L5) Reduced Sized GPS Ceramic Antenna (212203) GNSS Combo (GNSS+WiFi) Flexible Antenna (1461860) GNSS Combo (GNSS+WiFi) PCB Antenna (146220) GPS Combo (GPS+LTE) Flexible Antenna(2133530100) GNSS (Magnetic Mount) External Antenna (2134993000)
Dimension 36.00 by 36.00 by 7.00mm 36.00 by 36.00 by 7.00mm 25.00 by 25.00 by 8.00mm 53.00 by 18.00 53.50 by 16.60 119.4 x 19.4 55 x 47 x 16.7
Material Ceramic Ceramic Ceramic Flexi PCB Flexi Various
Antenna Type Patch Patch Patch Dipole Dipole Dipole Patch
Frequency Range (MHz) L2: 1227.6
L1: 1575.42		 L5: 1176.45
L1: 1575.42
GLONASS: 1602		 L5: 1176.45
L1: 1575.42		 1575 / 1602 and 2.4 / 5 /3 TO 6 GHz 1575 / 1602 and 2.4 / 5 /3 TO 6 GHz 1561 - 1602 MHz (GPS) 868mHZ to 8.5GHz (LTE) 1559 MHz to 1606 MHz
Return Loss <-5dB <-5dB L1: <-15dB
L5: <-20dB		 <-5dB <-5dB <-5dB <-18dB
Peak Gain L1: 5.3dBi
L2: 2.1dBi		 L1: 4.5dBi
L5: 2.1dBi		 L1: 4.1dBi
L5: 3.1dBi		 2.39dBi 2.39dBi 1.9dBi to 2.4dBi
Varies by Frequency (LTE)		 1.7 dBi
Total Efficiency >50% / >80% >74% / >74% / >75% >65% / >75% >70% / >75% / >70% / >80% >82% / >80% / >83% / >78% >45% (GPS)
>60% (LTE)		 >20% (includes loss due to 3m cable)
Polarization RHPC RHPC RHPC Linear Linear Linear RHPC
Axial Ratio N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
  Image of Molex Dual Band GPS Ceramic 213602 Image of Molex Dual Band GPS Ceramic 211624 Image of Molex Dual Band Reduced Size 212203 Image of Molex GNSS Combo 1461860 Image of Molex GNSS Combo 146220 Image of Molex GPS Combo Flexible Antenna Image of Molex GNSS External Antenna 2134993000