A1001 Near Field/Short Range UHF RFID Antenna

The A1001 is the smallest commercially available wideband near field UHF antenna. Read distance is from 0 to 10cm.

Close proximity RFID is conventionally performed using HF and not UHF technology. However, the advantage of the A1001 is that with this short range antenna, the same underlying UHF RFID infrastructure (tags and readers) can be used for long range and reading multiple tags at once, and for POS and security when you only want to read one tag at a time.

The A1001 antenna offers impressive performance in a small footprint, greatly reducing stray tag-reads, and illustrates the advantage of near field / short range RFID in a truly cost effective solution.

Offering a breakthrough in size and performance the A1001 is the smallest commercially available wideband near field UHF RFID antenna.
Ideal for enclosed spaces and anywhere a small footprint is required, the A1001 Near Field / Short Range UHF antenna provides wideband reception and transmission of signals in the 864-928 MHz frequency range (ETSI & FCC bands inclusive).

Highly durable and moulded within an ABS housing, the A1001 has excellent ingress protection with an IP65 rating making it suitable for a wide range of indoor and outdoor applications.

The smallest commercially available wideband near field UHF RFID antenna
Read distance: 0 to 10 cm / 3.4 in.
Typical applications:  Access control & security, retail POS, libraries, & mass transit systems

Physical / Environmental Specifications
Dimensions (LxWxD): 82.0mm x 82.0mm x 9.5mm  (3.2" x 3.2" x 0.3" )
Weight: 100 g / 0.22 lbs.
Casing: Moulded ABS housing
Environmental Rating: IP65
Operating / Storage Temperature: 0° to +50°C / -30° to +60°C+32° to +122°F / -22° to +140°F
Connector type/ position: Type SMA Female / Side

Electrical Specifications
Frequency Range: 864-928 MHz
Far-Field Gain: -20dBi (greatly reduces stray tag-reads)
Typical VSWR across frequency range: < 1.4
Nominal Impedance: 50?
Maximum Input Power: 1W