UC864-G Hardware User Guide
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- 29/10/07
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6 Antenna
The antenna connection and board layout design are the most important part in the full product design
and they strongly reflect on the product overall performances, hence read carefully and follow the
requirements and the guidelines for a proper design.
6.1 GSM/WCDMA Antenna Requirements
As suggested on the Product Description the antenna for a Telit UC864-G device shall fulfill the
following requirements:
If the device is developed for the US market and/or Canada market, it shall comply to the FCC and/or
IC approval requirements:
This device is to be used only for mobile and fixed application. The antenna(s) used for this transmitter
must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be
co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. End-Users must be
provided with transmitter operation conditions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. OEM integrators
must ensure that the end user has no manual instructions to remove or install the UC864-G module.
Antennas used for this OEM module must not exceed 3dBi gain for mobile and fixed operating
configurations.
GSM /WCDMA ANTENNA REQUIREMENTS
Frequency range
Depending by frequency band(s) provided by
the network operator, the customer shall use
the most suitable antenna for that/those
band(s)
Bandwidth
70 MHz in GSM850, 80 MHz in GSM900,
170 MHz in DCS & 140 MHz PCS
70 MHZ in WCDMA850,
140 MHz in WCDMA1900 &
250 MHz in WCDMA2100 band
Gain
Gain < 3dBi
Impedance
50 ohm
Input power
> 33dBm(2 W) peak power in GSM
> 24dBm Average power in WCDMA
VSWR absolute
max
<= 10:1
VSWR
recommended
<= 2:1