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Circular vs. Linear Polarity RFID antennas

Posted by Michael Crudele on

This morning, I received a call from a client who wanted to understand the pros and cons of using Linear vs. Circularly polarized RFID antennas.  At Arcadian Inc., we've been selling both types of antennas for many years, and we come across this situation often

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Do I have to use opposing polarity RFID antennas?

Posted by Michael Crudele on

  Today, we had a client contact us because they had an installation of S9028PCL96RTN circularly polarized RFID antennas that were suffering from poor performance.  The use case was a portal set up in a hallway to track employees coming and going from a job site.  The RFMAX 8.5 dBic, 10x10 inch,  circular polarized RFID panel antennas were set up on both sides of the portal (which was about 4 foot wide) and the antennas were arranged such that they were DIRECTLY opposite on another.   Apparently, each time they turned on the Impinj R420 RFID reader and activated the...

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Sierra Wireless 1810075 antenna now IN STOCK at Arcadian Inc.

Posted by Michael Crudele on

On Friday, I received a call from a customer looking to purchase blade style dipole antennas for use with Sierra Wireless modems.  Of course, I told him I'd be happy to help. The antenna he was looking for is the Sierra Wireless model # 1810075. This antenna is a blade style dipole with right angle knuckle and SMA male connector for cellular modems, access points, routers, and small base station applications. The unit is 9 inches long and provides 2 dBi gain across the full range of 3G/4G/LTE frequencies of 698-2700 Mhz.   Our dipole antenna, part # RDA698/2700SSM is compatible...

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Times-7 71757 mounting plate for A5010 antenna

Posted by Michael Crudele on

My name is Mike Crudele of Arcadian Inc.  We are an antenna specialty distributor, with a focus on RFID, and our stocking support location is located in Phoenix, AZ.  Today, I received a request for the 71757 universal antenna mounting plate from Times-7.  That unit was never fully released to production, and likely will never be.  The reason is that the Time-7 model A5010 antenna is being re-configured as we speak with a built-in 100 mm VESA backplate, eliminating the need for any additional "transitional" mounting plates.  These units will be available through Arcadian Inc. on December 1, 2015.   However,...

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Now Available - Laird WPD136M6C-001 for UHF, VHF, PMR & P25 communication

Posted by Michael Crudele on

Recently, we have had numerous inquiries for our WPD136M6C-001 Full Spectrum Multi-Band antenna, and I wanted to inform our customer base that WE HAVE THIS UNIT AVAILABLE – lead time is approximately 3-4 weeks to deliver to your dock. This antenna is MADE IN THE USA, and is excellent for any government, military, utility company, or public safety / LMR-land mobile radio application in the UHF and/or VHF range.     The WPD136M6C-001 is an IP66 rated, all in one, omnidirectional roof / NMO mount multi-band antenna that covers the following frequencies: 136-174, 380-520, and 760-870 MHz (which is inclusive...

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How to connect antenna to ThingMagic embedded RFID reader

Posted by Michael Crudele on

Today I was asked...How do I connect an embedded ThingMagic RFID reader module to an external RFID antenna?     Well, at first glance, this may seem complicated since the ThingMagic modules (ie: Nano, Micro, Micro-LTE, M5e, M6e) have a tiny connector, which in fact is an MMCX style RF connector. However, this simply adds a step in the process but is simple once you know how to handle it.  Here, I'll explain exactly how you make the connection from a ThingMagic embedded RFID module to an RFID panel antenna.   Step 1: purchase a small coaxial jumper cable which will...

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