Simplified antenna matching for NRF9160

[haricane]

I am designing a custom board for the NRF9160 following the 91 thingy as reference. 

I will operate only in US and Canada. I noticed that multiple matching circuits have been provided (most likely for global compatibility). 

If I want to operate only in US/ Canada can I drop the two qm12038 swtiches and go with just one matching circuit? 

My research shows 698-748MHz & 1710-2200MHz to be band most used in North America. 

Is it safe to operate only on above mentioned band? Thanks, 

Hari 

[helsing]

Hello Hari,

In general, it should be safe to tune the antenna to the bands used by the operators/regions that the product is intended for. You may then lock the modem to only use those bands using %XBANDLOCK.

Best regards,

Håkon