32db High Gain Cirocomm 5cm Active GPS Antenna Ceramic Antenna I-P.EX Antenna 25x25x5mm Geekstory

I bought this to replace the stock antenna that came with my Meshtastic T-Beam LoRa radio. My radio would run all day and rarely connect to a GPS satellite, and when it occasionally did, two minutes later it would lose the signal. After switching to this new antenna, the instant I turned on the power to the Meshtastic, it connected to 7 satellites. After running several hours, the fewest number of connected satellites was 4, and the maximum was 7. I now have a constant GPS signal, and I'm thrilled with this new antenna.

This antenna made all the difference when I switched it with the antenna that came with my (generic) ublock-6m GPS module. This is an ACTIVE antenna and is about 1.125" square. It comes with a IPEX connector. It is very important to know if your GPS module requires an Active or Passive antenna. They are NOT interchangeable. The antenna will technically "Work" by itself, but for optimal performance, placing it on a small ground plane (piece of metal about 3" square will make a tremendous performance difference. The ground plane works best if it has contact with the metal case on the backside of the antenna module. I can easily get 8 -10 satellites tracking while inside, away from windows (wood frame house). It will work without the ground plane, but I only get 3 - 5 satellites, and it takes longer to get the first lock. If you are exclusively using this outside, you could probably get away without the groundplane. The antenna that came with my gps module was a joke, about 1/2" square, and I could barely got 3 -4 satellites OUTSIDE... and if weather got cloudy, no lock at all. So if you are having issues with your GPS module, perhaps this antenna will help.

Antennas Matter! This one makes the one that came with my GT-U7 look pitiful. Indoors, even under solar panels, I am getting multiple satellites. This is a great antenna and I can't recommend it more.

I bought this to add to a LTE modem in a router and was pleasantly surprised when I had a solid GPS sync from my basement! The router was next to a window in the basement, so it does have a very limited view of the sky, and this antenna worked great!

Active gain, powered antenna works great on small external antenna GPS devices. Usually, you will receive an antenna, however, typically, not an active powered higher gain antenna. These 'as delivered' antennas work moderately OK outdoors, however indoors, the GPS needs a bit of gain increase. These antennas work very well for inside operation. Place a 5cm x 5cm thin steel sheet under the antenna as a ground plane, and the antenna works at it's maximum gain. Used in my lab for precision satellite acquisition indoors, and it works very well. Only use for GPS modules that provide 3-5vdc power for active antennas. Some GPS modules do not, so be sure to check your GPS module before purchase.

Ordered this for early overnight delivery. Someone ran over it with a truck. Looks like it happened before Amazon got it. Now the replacement is coming in another two days. Guess I really didn't need it. Sigh... Update 3/14/2024: Received replacement product today. Appears to be brand new this time. Works great!

Hooked mine up to a neo 6 that I had a bunch of other antennas for, seems to have a slight edge on them. Its lighter too, a big plus for me as this is for flight data on a model aircraft.

Without this antenna I routinely received 27 satellites with 30+db strength. While using this product my available satelites dropped to 6-8 with only 8db signal strength (unable to make a Solution).

Went from 3-5 SATs inside to 8-10, using with my TTGO meshtastic board. Would highly recommend.

Sehr gut Antenne. So viele Satelliten zu finden im Haus hatte ich noch nie. Top.

Alles bestens. Produkt wie beschrieben. Schneller Versand.

Die GPS Antenne hat meinen Meshtastic Node von 'there may be GPS' zu 'genau da!' gebracht. Absolut genialer Einsatz am Lilygo T-Beam

verbessert den empfang in meinem LILYGO T-Beam Meshtastic LORA32 433MHz ESP32 deutlich. einfach die kleine alte Keramikantenne abstecken und die neu anstecken, fertig. Ich verwende das Board als Lora-Tracker und habe es mit dieser Antenne in ein Gehäuse eingeabut und der Empfang ist trotzdem sehr gut.