Antennas & RF
Antenna selection, gain, coax, mounting, and RF fundamentals for LoRa mesh.
Antenna Fundamentals
Antenna Selection Guide
Portable & Handheld Antennas
Portable & Handheld Antennas Portable antennas attach directly to your device and travel with you...
Base Station & Outdoor Antennas
Base Station & Outdoor Antennas Outdoor and base station antennas are designed for permanent weat...
Directional Antennas
Directional Antennas Directional antennas concentrate RF energy in a specific direction rather th...
Testing & Tuning
Connectors & Regulatory Reference
Antenna Installation and Measurement
Mast and Pole Mounting
Mast optionsJ-pipe mounts: Common TV antenna hardware. Good for moderate antennas on walls or chi...
SWR and Antenna Analyzers
SWR (Standing Wave Ratio) measures how well your antenna is matched to the 50-ohm feedline impeda...
Feedline Loss Reference
At 915 MHz, cable loss is significant. A long run of cheap coax can negate the benefit of a quali...
Ground Planes for Monopole Antennas
A monopole antenna (vertical rod) radiates efficiently only when paired with a ground plane - a c...