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OEM antennas have wireless network bands covered

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Aug 25, 2005

A new range of antennas are compatible with IEEE802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth and ZigBee applications, as well as devices that use ISM frequency bands.

New from Pulse, the W1000-series of antennas is designed for use by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of wireless devices.

The antennas are compatible with IEEE802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth and ZigBee applications, as well as devices that use industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) frequency bands.

The antennas are omnidirectional, providing broad 360-degree coverage to improve point-to-multipoint transmission and reception between devices on wireless local area networks (WLANs).

This series contains six models characterised by their frequency and gain.

These antennas operate from 2.4 to 2.5GHz and 5.15 to 5.85GHz nominal frequency and have an impedance of 50ohm.

Four of the models offer decibel gain (dBi gain) at approximately 2.0dBi.

Two models provide a "high gain" performance of over 3.0dBi.

All models are dipole with a fundamental resonance of a quarter wavelength and vertical polarisation.

Pulse antennas are RoHS (Restriction on Hazardous Substances) compliant.

The antennas come in a range of form factors, connectors and colour options so the configuration can be selected to match the device.

All models have articulated swivel-mounts with integrated subminiature version A (SMA) connectors.

The articulated swivel-mount allows the antenna to be easily adjusted and the range of motion is between right angle or vertical (90 to 180 degrees).

The industry standard SMA connector integrated into the swivel-mount is FCC Part 15 compliant.

"Wireless networks often have physical barriers that inhibit communication between wireless devices".

"These barriers cause blind spots, intermittent signal quality, and interference".

"Selecting the correct external antenna can improve range and reliability of wireless networks", said Elaine Baxter, European Marketing Manager for Pulse, Telecom Division.

"Pulse's new line of wireless antennas offers flexible and economical solutions for wireless devices, and broadens Pulse's offering to OEMs in the rapidly growing wireless market".

"Because Pulse is a worldwide electronics leader, these antennas can be produced and delivered quickly to our customers".

Lead-time is six to eight weeks.

Each antenna is bagged individually for volume shipping.