https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/96336/nrf-9160-antennaNordic, Is the use of (external) antennas required to receive/send LTE and GPS signal or is this function build-in to the NRF 9160 itself already? Thanks in advance. Regards, Boben-USTelligent Community 13Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:43:37 GMThttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/408301?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:43:37 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:ce7e2459-97ef-42fe-874b-5d528f268af1Kaja<p>This is correct.<br /><br />You can see our example designs with antennas:&nbsp;<a href="https://nsscprodmedia.blob.core.windows.net/prod/software-and-other-downloads/dev-kits/nrf9160-dk/hardware-files/nrf9160-dk---hardware-files-1_1_0.zip">DK, development kit</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://nsscprodmedia.blob.core.windows.net/prod/software-and-other-downloads/dev-kits/thingy91/hardware-files/thingy91---hardware-files-1_6_0.zip">Thingy91</a></p> <p></p> <p>Best regards,<br />Kaja</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/408224?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 06 Feb 2023 09:55:32 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:601bd4e1-e028-40a5-9867-775f22d9d44dTorje<p>Hey Bob,</p> <p>You need an antenna connected to the nRF9160, yes. The nRF9160 has pins to connect LTE or GPS antennas to.<br />All the functionality of sending and receiving etc is part of the modem inside the nRF9160, but you need to attach physical antennas to it.</p> <p>When speaking of external antennas here, there&#39;s usually referencing antennas with coax plug, as opposed to chip-mounted antennas or similar. In any scenario, you need some type of antennas as well for the nRF9160 to work with communication.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>