Symbol AN200 General Purpose RFID Antennas

Specifications

• Comprehensive RFID Antenna Portfolio
  
  Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Antennas from Symbol Technologies offer versatility and performance to meet diverse application needs. When used in conjunction with Symbol’s RFID systems, communication with Electronic Product Code (EPC™)-compliant RFID tags is accurate, fast and efficient. Antennas are a vital component in reader-tag communications.
  
  
• General Purpose Antenna for Indoor or Outdoor Applications
  
  Get the convenience of a versatile antenna that can be utilized throughout your enterprise, from the warehouse floor and production line to outside the dock door. Able to withstand extreme heat and cold as well as moisture and vibration, this antenna is ideal for nearly any application, including retail, manufacturing, wholesale distribution, healthcare, government and more.
  
  This all-purpose antenna can be used in standard RFID applications with power levels up to one watt, as well as custom high-power applications requiring up to 20 watts. The antenna is traditionally used in pairs, with right and left hand polarization.
  
  
• Symbol RFID Antennas – A Vital RFID System Component
  
  RFID Antennas complement the portfolio of Symbol enterprise mobility solutions that enable organizations to capture, move and manage critical information to and from every point of business activity. These efficient antennas are ideal for high-throughput, highcapacity communication of EPC-compliant RFID tag data.
  
  
• Specification Highlights
  
  General Purpose Indoor-Outdoor Antenna
  Physical Characteristics
  Dimensions: 11.1 in. L x 11.1 in. W x 1.9 in. D
  /28.19 cm L x 28.19 cm W x 4.83 cm D
  Weight: 3 lbs/1.26 kg
  Connector: Type N female
  Connector Position: Rear
  User Environment
  Operating Temperature: -40° to +149° F/-40° to +65° C
  Cold Test: IEC-68-2-1 (-40° F/-40° C for 24 hours)
  Heat Test: IEC-68-2-2 (158° F/70° C for 24 hours)
  Temperature Shock Test: IEC-68-2-14 (-40° F rising to 158° F/
  -40° C rising to 70° C in 10 cycles of 60 minutes each)
  Humidity Test: IEC-68-2-30 (77° to 104° F/-25° to 40° C
  24 hour cycles of 90% relative humidity
  Rain Test: IEC-68-2-18 (8 hours minimum in rain chamber at 43 psi)
  Salt Fog Test: IEC-68-2-11 (96 hours, repetitive cycling)
  Random Vibration Test: IEC-68-2-6 (10 to 150 Hz, 05 g, 1 hour in each of 2 axes)
  
  
• Electrical Characteristics
  
  Frequency Range: 900-928 MHz
  Nominal Impedence: 50 Ohm
  Impedence, DC: 10 kOhm +/- 5%
  Gain in dBi linear: 6.0
  Polarization: Right and left-hand circular polarization
  Axial Ratio at Boresight: < 3 db
  AZ, EL BW: 60 degrees
  Front to Back Ratio: < 10 db
  Return Loss (VSWR): 20 dB (1.22)
  Maximum Input Power: 20 watts