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1. Introduction

The ILA.02 is a 868 MHz ISM band antenna featuring an excellent efficiency of 60% across the

band. This antenna works the best when placed at the center of the board edge. The antenna, at

10 x 3.2 x 0.5 mm, is low profile and would be suitable for devices with space constraints. The

ILA.02 is delivered on tape and reel and now allows M2M customers to use an omni-directional

SMT antenna. The omni-directional radiation characteristics allow for excellent performance

regardless of device orientation. This is especially useful for devices that are not fixed in one

particular spot during use. When there is little PCB space available for antenna placement, but

high performance is required, the ILA.02 is the ideal choice. The ILA.02 Loop antenna can be

used in automated meter reading (AMR), radio frequency identification (RFID), remote

monitoring, healthcare, sensing, and other 868 MHz applications.

2. Specification

ELECTRICAL

ANTENNA

ILA.02

STANDARD

868 MHz ISM

Operation Frequency (MHz)

868-870 MHz

Polarization

Linear

Impedance

50 Ohms

Max VSWR

1.5:1

Max Return Loss (dB)

-17

Peak Gain

1 dBi

Efficiency (%)

60 typ.

Average Gain (dB)

-3

Radiation Properties

Omni-directional

Max Input Power

5 W

* The ILA.02 antenna performance was measured with 80x40 mm ground plane.