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Molex Flexible GNSS Antenna - U.FL (Adhesive)

The Molex GNSS Flex antenna is a great option for basic GNSS applications and will work with any of our GNSS boards equipped with a U.FL at a fraction of the cost of many of its big brothers. This antenna supports GPS, Galileo, BeiDou, and GLONASS in three different frequency bands (1561 +/-3MHz, 1575 +/-3MHz, 1602 +/-3MHz).

The Molex Flexible GNSS Antenna has an incredibly small footprint at 40.40mm x 15.40mm, while the adhesive pad is a bit bigger at 56.40mm x 20mm. Even better, the antenna is only 0.1mm thick (or about the thickness of a piece of paper). Simply remove the backing and stick this to any surface, or leave the backing on (just be careful of the fragile U.FL connector).

  • Cable length: 50mm
  • Connector: U.FL
  • Radiation Pattern: Omnidirectional
  • Polarization: Linear
  • Weight: 0.466 g
  • Mounting Style: Adhesive
  • Protocol: BeiDou, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS
  • Return Loss: < -8dB
  • Peak Gain (Max): 1.1 dBi+
  • Efficiency: >74%
  • Input Impedance 50 Ohms

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No reception with this one

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Tried this antenna with a Neo M8U and had no luck getting any satellite connections. At first I though the M8U was broken or there were some configuration issues but as soon as I changed it to an active antenna (GPS-17099) it worked like a charm!

Pro: smallish footprint, price Con: does not work :-/

Funda replied on November 4, 2021:

Sorry to hear the antenna you had received did not function properly. If you wish to fill out a return ticket we can get you taken care of: https://www.sparkfun.com/returns