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Pulse Adds New White Color Option for Its Popular Shadow Low Profile Transit (SLPT) Antenna Line

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Pulse recently introduced a new white finish option for its popular Shadow Low Profile Transit (SLPT) series of antennas. These highly durable low profile antennas provide a compact vehicle mount alternative without sacrificing mechanical or electrical performance. The Shadow antenna series offers a wide array of products covering Public Safety, LTE, Smart Grid, WLAN, ITS and DSRC applications operating at 698-960/1710-2170/2400-2700/4900-6000 MHz. Antennas are available in both NMO and tamper-proof direct mount products, which support multiple cable and connector options.

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Times-7 Introduces New B6031 Low Profile RFID Antenna

Posted by Michael Crudele on

Recently, there was some confusion regarding the all new B6031 antennas introduced by Times-7. These are the next evolution of the A6031 series of FCC and ETSI 11x8.5 inch, circularly polarized panel antennas for 865 and 915 MHz UHF RFID.   I wanted to take a moment to explain what happened with these part #’s. Times-7 had a typo on their original datasheet and did not know it (and neither did we.) That has since been corrected by Times-7, and by Arcadian Inc. over the past 48 hours.   The correct information is below, and this is now reflected in...

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Equivalent to Intermec Antenna 1309-57-0087 Needed

Posted by Michael Crudele on

An RFID system integrator came in this afternoon complaining that after Intermec discontinued antenna part # 1309-57-0087, they had no equivalent high-gain RFID antennas to offer their clients.     The 1309-57-0087 antenna has the following specifications:  Size: 14.6 x 14.6 inches & 4.4 Lbs. Frequency Range: 902-928 MHz (UHF, FCC, RFID) Gain: 10 dBic Polarity: RHCP/right hand circularly Rating: IP67 - outdoor rated Beamwidth: 60 x 45 degrees at 3 dB   Here is what we suggested (below) If you are in the same situation, these are models that you should consider:    A6034: (12x30 inches) /a6034-70809-30x12-inch-circularly-polarized-slimline-rfid-antenna-fcc.html   A6034S: (15x15 inches) /a6034s-71003-15x15-inch-circularly-polarized-slimline-rfid-antenna-fcc.html...

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Zebra AN480 RFID Antenna Mounting Options

Posted by Michael Crudele on

I had a customer contact me this morning, very frustrated that he could not find a way to mount the Motorola / Zebra AN480 antennas he had purchased for his RFID project.  I told him that the AN480 antennas from Zebra have a customized mounting bolt pattern, specifically so you can’t buy mounts anywhere else – BUT they never came out with any decent mounts. Until recently there hasn't been a mounting bracket that could be used with this particular antenna.  So, here is what I had originally recommended to him, and now to you...    Purchase RFMAX part # S9028PCR96RTN (same...

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Mounting Times-7 Antennas with the EZ-M9 Articulating Bracket

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In answer to several customer questions, we have put together some short step-by-step instructions for mounting specific Times-7 SlimLine RFID Panel Antennas using our RFMAX EZ-M9 Articulating Mounts along with the Times-7 SlimLine VESA Mounting Plate. Instructions apply to Times-7 part numbers: A6031, A6032, A6034, A6034S Antennas and & 7163x Mounting Plates.   The following post is short a recap, or you can download the complete instructions here.               To keep updated with our promos and events follow us and like us on Facebook!

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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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