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 Is it possible to disable the antenna pin of the NRF52 in software? I cannot see anything in the data sheet which suggests this. 
 We are using a third party module and want to have the option of using the module&amp;#39;s antenna and also an external</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 13</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:55:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/76275/nrf52832-antenna-disable" /><item><title>RE: NRF52832 Antenna disable</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/314935?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:55:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:4ad90d22-aa41-4862-a44d-5548e7685d6b</guid><dc:creator>awneil</dc:creator><description>[quote userid="105046" url="~/f/nordic-q-a/76275/nrf52832-antenna-disable"]Is it possible to disable the antenna pin of the NRF52 in software? [/quote]
&lt;p&gt;No.&lt;/p&gt;
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[quote userid="105046" url="~/f/nordic-q-a/76275/nrf52832-antenna-disable"]&lt;p&gt;We are using a third party module and want to have the option of using the module&amp;#39;s antenna and also an external antenna connected to the ANT pin but we want to be able to disable it if need be.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;You&amp;#39;d need an RF switch to do that - disabling the nRF52&amp;#39;s ANT pin wouldn&amp;#39;t help.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>