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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Deatails regarding PCA10004-nRFgo PCB antenna radio module 2.0</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/498/deatails-regarding-pca10004-nrfgo-pcb-antenna-radio-module-2-0</link><description>We are creating our own dev board. 
 What pcb parameters were used for the PCA10004-nRFgo PCB antenna radio module 2.0? 
 1.6mm?
1oz Cu?
impedance control? 
 I have not extended my antenna length but only matched the copper. is this advised? 
 Any</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 13</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 06:27:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/498/deatails-regarding-pca10004-nrfgo-pcb-antenna-radio-module-2-0" /><item><title>RE: Deatails regarding PCA10004-nRFgo PCB antenna radio module 2.0</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/2603?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 06:27:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:948a1c81-8f28-4028-9c84-65a2d7d31f0d</guid><dc:creator>H&amp;#229;kon Alseth</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The PCA10004 is 1.6 mm thickness, 1 oz Cu.
Regarding transmission lines (50 ohm tracks), there are none, as the antenna starts right after the 50 ohm output from the matching network.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The length of the antenna will vary from design-to-design, as a quarterwave antenna is depending on ground-layer, formfactor etc.
If you have an antenna that is ~25 mm long, with an added &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna_tuner#Pi_network"&gt;PI-network&lt;/a&gt; for tuning it into 50 ohms, that should be sufficient antenna-wise.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Normally, what we recommend to do is to upload your gerber-files to that we can do a sanity-check on your layout and schematic. You can upload it here, or make a new case in the support portal if you do not want the whole world to be able to look at your design.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best regards
Håkon&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>