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External Antennas

Cabled External Antennas offer best-in-class RF performance in ruggedized thermoplastic enclosures that are resistant to moisture, extreme thermal conditions, shock and vibration for convenient mounting in a range of locations.

Product Highlights


 Style:  Mounting Style: Frequency:
 MID/LDS, Stamping, Ceramic, Wire, PCB and FLEX Adhesive, Magnetic, Bolt-downLTE Cellular: 698 to 960 MHz; 1.7 to 2.7 GHz
GNSS: 1227, 1553 MHz
IoT: 900 MHz, 2.4, 5 GHz

Bluetooth

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BeiDou

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Cellular

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DSRC

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GLONASS

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Galileo

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LoRa

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WI-FI

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Features and Benefits


Performs outside RF transmitter/electronics enclosure:
Withstands harsh environments: moisture, corrosives, temperature extremes, high shock/vibration

Rugged coaxial cable asssemblies:
Customized terminations to meet specific needs

Off-the-shelf 5.9GHz ISM/DSRC External Antennas:
• Offer high RF performance and reliability for wireless and networking applications
• Available in various configurations

A variety of mounting configurations: adhesive, magnetic, bolt-down:
• Delivers design flexibility
• Meets the needs of a range of applications

Robust waterproof locking connectors, such as FAKRA, are used in cable assemblies:
• Delivers robust connection and reliability in harsh environments
• FAKRA connectors are used and others upon special request

Overview


Some applications require antennas to be externally mounted. This requires antennas that are designed and manufactured to perform in a range of environments, including those with high moisture, corrosive chemicals, extreme temperatures, and high shock and vibration.

Molex designs antennas mounted outside the transmitter/receiver device. And as the recognized global leader in electrical connectors, Molex expertise in ruggedized connection systems and enclosures has been applied to our external antennas. Mounting methods include standard configurations and adhesive, magnetic and bolt-down options. Both antennas and antenna cables are offered in standard configurations and may be customized, as needed.

External antennas are one of the newest line of Molex products and you can expect to see more added to our growing line of innovative and growing line of antenna products.

Applications by Industry


Aftermarket applications and fleet-up fitters
Agriculture smart farming
Asset tracking devices
Geotagged smart construction equipment
Infotainment devices
V2X (Vehicle-to-Vehicle, -Infrastructure, -Garage)

Fixed and mobile controller systems
Smart asset tracking

This is not a definitive list of applications for this product. It represents some of the more common uses.

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