Hi folks - we would like to have an optional external antenna on our product. This will be effectively the same antenna that is inside the product, but it will often be removed by us or the customer for installation or aesthetic reasons. We’re wondering if it is OK to just naively add and remove this diversity antenna with confidence that the Notecards will automagically pick whichever antenna has the best signal (obviously the internal antenna if that’s the only one that exists!). Will this work?
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Hey @daterdots,
The MAIN antenna is the only antenna used for transmitting. It cannot be removed.
The DIV antenna, if provided, can improve signal reception as Notecard will use the two antennas together and pick the better signal while receiving data. It is an optional antenna that can be removed.
So in short—you can remove the DIV antenna, but not the MAIN antenna.
Thanks,
TJ
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