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I wanted to offer feedback to all of you that I received from a customer this week, he offered an explanation for the water ingress of IP67 rated antennas from his experience...   I have a background in seismic exploration equipment - lots of field experience. We once had equipment deployed in Texas which would fill with water no matter what we did and the problem was everything we worked on, we worked on for months. Ultimately, we built cases from custom aluminum extrusion with machined grooves for O-rings and 3/8 inch plate aluminum against the O-rings. Not enough - water...

A customer called today, frustrated that they cannot find STOCK of the Alien ALR-8698 RFID antenna.  The ALR-8698 is a 10x10 inch, IP67 rated panel antenna for RFID with 70x70 beamwidth. It services both FCC (902-928 MHz) and ETSI (865-868 MHz)    Our recommended, IN STOCK equivalent antenna is:   RCPL-902-09-SNF, which is basically the same, but with an N-Female connector and it only covers FCC 902-928 MHz. It is VERY robust and very popular. https://www.arcantenna.com/rcpl-902-09-snf-10x10-inch-ip-67-rated-left-hand-circularly-polarized-rfid-antenna-fcc.html HDMNT-100MM mount: https://www.arcantenna.com/rfmax-hdmnt100mm-heavy-duty-100mm-vesa-wall-pole-mount-bracket-for-rfid-panel-antenna-tv-lcd-monitor-display.html  RTM-SNM cables: https://www.arcantenna.com/rfid-antenna-hardware/rfid-antenna-cables-50-ohm-custom-coax-assemblies/240-type-low-loss-coax-cable-with-rp-tnc-male-and-n-male-connectors-please-choose-required-cable-length.html All of the above are IN STOCK and available at Arcadian Inc.    To keep updated with our promos and events follow us...

Recently, a customer complained that an IP67 panel antenna (in this case for RFID) that he purchased at our website www.arcantenna.com had taken on water, he asked if this is acceptable. Well, I do have an issue with an IP67 antenna taking on water, technically it should not happen, but...    The way IP67 is defined is that IP stands for “ingress protection” and the first digit denotes solid particle protection (dust) and the “6” rating means that the ingress of dust is not entirely prevented, but it won’t enter in sufficient quantities to interfere with the operation of the antenna.   ...

Based on the success of the A8060 Doorway RFID antenna, Times-7 has improved this solution and developed two additional complimentary doorway antennas to provide a complete three-sided Doorway Portal Application with a 360° read zone - the new SlimLine A8065 Combo.   This 3 piece solution is tailored for every tag orientation. To achieve the densest read zone, Times-7 has combined three SlimLine Door-frame antennas in three different polarizations: Vertical Linear and Horizontal Linear mounted on the sides and Dual Linear on top of the doorframe. In this way, the application guarantees a reliable 360° read zone regardless of the...

Over the years, we've had many customers come to us looking to clarify RF connector types when they are specifying and purchasing RF coaxial cable assemblies.  There are many different types of connectors out there, including Type-N, UHF (aka PL-259 / SO-239) TNC, RPTNC, BNC, SMA & RPSMA. Most people can tell the difference between the "standard" connector types, but many people, ourselves included, find it difficult to identify the gender of reverse polarity connectors? Here we will do our best to help you identify the difference between male and female connectors in terms of their polarity—standard or reverse (RP).  Standard Polarity...

I get many inquiries each month from customers looking for NMO cable kits and mounts for radios with UHF connectors. The problem is that there is often confusion concerning the terminology used to describe UHF connectors. The most common questions that I get on this topic are: Is PL-259 the same as UHF Male? Is SO-239 the same as UHF Female? So, I thought that our blog would be a good place to clear up any confusion once and for all! Here are the facts... UHF-Male (or UHF Plug) is THE SAME as PL-259.   UHF-Female (or UHF-Jack) is THE SAME as SO-239....