SPECIFICATION Part No. : MA413.A.B.003 Product Name : MA413 Storm LTE Screw Mount Antenna Features : LTE 698-960MHz/1710-2170MHz/ 2490-2690MHz Antenna Screw-Mount [Permanent Mount] Worldwide 4G Bands including 3G and 2G Aerodynamic, Super Low-profile Vandal Resistant Housing IP67 Enclosure Dims: 216.24*93.25*30.95mm 1M CFD200 with SMA(M) connector Custom Cables and Connectors Available Product conforms to the EMC directive 2014/30/EU RoHS Compliant SPE-16-8-013-D Page 1 of 34 1. Introduction The Storm MA413 antenna is a low profile, heavy-duty, fully IP67 waterproof external M2M antenna for use in worldwide telematics applications which combine Global Cellular communications. The MA413 delivers best in class LTE antenna performance. You will never be out of touch with this extremely robust antenna. At only 31mm high, the Storm is the world’s lowest profile global telematics antenna solution. It delivers powerful worldwide 4G LTE antenna technology while also covering the 3G and 2G bands. Typical applications: -Telematics -HD Video over LTE -First Responder and Emergency Services -Intelligent Transport Systems -Internet of Things (IoT market) -Wireless LTE M2M Devices -Digital Signage LTE 4G applications demand high speed data uplink and downlink. The MA413 does not require a ground plane. Low loss cables are used to keep efficiency high over long cable lengths. Conformity is declared under the following standard: EN55022 Class B This is to declare that the product listed above conforms to the EMC directive 2014/30/EU. Cable length and connector types are customizable. Contact your regional Taoglas sales office for support. SPE-16-8-013-D Page 2 of 34 2. Specification 4G/3G/2G MIMO1 Antenna Frequency (MHz) LTE700 GSM850 GSM900 DCS PCS UMTS1 LTE2600 LTE3500 698~803 824~894 880~960 1710~1880 1850~1990 1920~2170 2490~2690 3300~3600 Efficiency (%) On 50*50cm ground plane In free space 30cm 1M 2M 3M 5M 30cm 1M 2M 3M 5M 62.06 59.27 55.31 51.62 44.25 65.08 62.15 58.00 54.13 46.39 41.76 39.88 36.93 34.20 28.85 48.08 45.91 42.54 39.46 33.24 49.16 46.95 42.81 39.76 33.36 55.44 52.95 48.29 44.80 37.60 44.93 40.98 36.86 32.65 25.50 49.41 45.06 40.62 35.92 28.10 59.56 54.46 48.53 42.73 32.98 57.62 52.69 46.96 41.31 31.89 59.39 54.71 48.56 42.47 32.90 59.92 55.18 48.99 42.84 33.19 55.42 50.55 43.53 36.84 28.22 54.98 50.14 43.17 36.53 27.99 37.39 33.33 27.99 23.59 16.96 38.19 34.83 29.65 24.66 19.14 Average Gain(dBi) On 50*50cm ground plane In free space 30cm 1M 2M 3M 5M 30cm -2.22 -2.42 -2.72 -3.02 -3.70 -2.02 -3.98 -4.18 -4.51 -4.84 -5.58 -3.19 -3.20 -3.40 -3.80 -4.13 -4.88 -2.60 -3.55 -3.95 -4.40 -4.94 -6.00 -3.11 -2.27 -2.66 -3.16 -3.72 -4.84 -2.42 -2.27 -2.63 -3.14 -3.73 -4.84 -2.23 -2.57 -2.97 -3.62 -4.35 -5.50 -2.62 -4.36 -4.86 -5.61 -6.36 -7.79 -4.25 1M 2M 3M 5M -2.22 -2.52 -2.82 -3.50 -3.39 -3.72 -4.05 -4.79 -2.80 -3.20 -3.52 -4.28 -3.51 -3.97 -4.50 -5.57 -2.81 -3.31 -3.86 -4.98 -2.59 -3.10 -3.69 -4.80 -3.02 -3.67 -4.39 -5.55 -4.65 -5.35 -6.15 -7.25 30cm 1M 2M 3M 5M 30cm 1M 2M 3M 5M 5.37 5.17 4.87 4.57 3.87 3.54 3.34 3.04 2.74 2.04 3.66 3.46 3.06 2.76 2.06 4.07 3.87 3.47 3.17 2.37 4.35 4.15 3.75 3.45 2.65 4.13 3.93 3.53 3.23 2.43 7.04 6.64 6.14 5.64 4.44 6.57 6.17 5.67 5.07 3.97 7.11 6.81 6.31 5.71 4.61 6.69 6.35 5.79 5.19 4.09 7.91 7.51 6.91 6.21 5.11 8.11 7.71 7.11 6.41 5.31 6.46 5.96 5.16 4.46 4.82 6.27 5.87 5.17 4.37 3.27 Peak Gain(dBi) On 50*50cm ground plane In free space 6.24 5.84 5.34 4.84 3.74 4.67 4.27 3.77 3.27 2.17 Impedance 50Ω Polarization Linear VSWR <3 Cable 1 meter CFD200 standard, fully customizable Connector SMA Male connector, fully customizable SPE-16-8-013-D Page 3 of 34 MECHANICAL Antenna Dimensions 216.24*93.25*30.95mm Casing ABS+PC Base and thread Nickel Plated Aluminum Weight (including cable) 420g Ingress Protection Rating IP67 Maximum Assembly Torque 39.2 N-m ENVIRONMENTAL Operation Temperature -40°C to 85°C Storage Temperature -40°C to 90°C Humidity Non-condensing 65°C 95% RH SPE-16-8-013-D Page 4 of 34 LTE BANDS LTE / LTE-Advanced / WCDMA / HSPA / HSPA+ / TD-SCDMA Band Number Uplink Downlink 1 UL: 1920 to 1980 DL: 2110 to 2170 2 UL: 1850 to 1910 DL: 1930 to 1990 3 UL: 1710 to 1785 DL: 1805 to 1880 4 UL: 1710 to 1755 DL: 2110 to 2155 5 UL: 824 to 849 DL: 869 to 894 7 UL: 2500 to 2570 DL:2620 to 2690 8 UL: 880 to 915 DL: 925 to 960 9 UL: 1749.9 to 1784.9 DL: 1844.9 to 1879.9 11 UL: 1427.9 to 1447.9 DL: 1475.9 to 1495.9 12 UL: 699 to 716 DL: 729 to 746 13 UL: 777 to 787 DL: 746 to 756 14 UL: 788 to 798 DL: 758 to 768 17 UL: 704 to 716 DL: 734 to 746 (LTE only) 18 UL: 815 to 830 DL: 860 to 875 (LET only) 19 UL: 830 to 845 DL: 875 to 890 20 UL: 832 to 862 DL: 791 to 821 21 UL: 1447.9 to 1462.9 DL: 1495.9 to 1510.9 22 UL: 3410 to 3490 DL: 3510 to 3590 23 UL:2000 to 2020 DL: 2180 to 2200 (LTE only) 24 UL:1625.5 to 1660.5 DL: 1525 to 1559 (LTE only) 25 UL: 1850 to 1915 DL: 1930 to 1995 26 UL: 814 to 849 DL: 859 to 894 27 UL: 807 to 824 DL: 852 to 869 (LTE only) 28 UL: 703 to 748 DL: 758 to 803 (LTE only) 29 UL: - DL: 717 to 728 (LTE only) 30 UL: 2305 to 2315 DL: 2350 to 2360 (LTE only) 31 UL: 452.5 to 457.5 DL: 462.5 to 467.5 (LTE only) 32 UL: - DL: 1452 - 1496 35 1850 to 1910 38 2570 to 2620 39 1880 to 1920 40 2300 to 2400 41 2496 to 2690 42 3400 to 3600 43 3600 to 3800 Covered ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ *Covered bands represent an efficiency greater than 20% SPE-16-8-013-D Page 5 of 34 3. Antenna Characteristics 3.1 LTE Antenna 3.1.1 Test Setup In free space On the 50*50cm ground plane SPE-16-8-013-D Page 6 of 34 3.1.2 LTE Antenna Return Loss Setup on 50*50cm ground plane with 1 meter cable length Setup in free space with 1 meter cable length SPE-16-8-013-D Page 7 of 34 3.1.3 LTE Antenna Efficiency Setup on 50*50cm ground plane with 1 meter cable length Setup in free space with 1 meter cable length SPE-16-8-013-D Page 8 of 34 3.1.4 LTE Antenna Peak Gain Setup on 50*50cm ground plane with 1 meter cable length Setup in free space with 1 meter cable length SPE-16-8-013-D Page 9 of 34 3.1.5 LTE Antenna Average gain Setup on the 50*50cm ground plane with 1 meter cable length Setup in free space with 1 meter cable length SPE-16-8-013-D Page 10 of 34 3.1.6 Test Setup for Antenna Radiation Pattern (ETS Anechoic chamber) Y X Z On the 50*50cm ground plane SPE-16-8-013-D Page 11 of 34 3.1.7 2D Radiation pattern (LTE with 1M cable length on the 50*50 ground plane) XY Plane X 0 5 30 -5 330 -15 60 -25 300 -35 90 -45 Y 270 120 704MHz 751MHz 240 824MHz 150 210 960MHz 180 (dBi) X 0 5 30 -5 330 -15 60 -25 300 -35 90 -45 Y 270 120 240 1850MHz 1990MHz 150 210 1710MHz 2170MHz 180 (dBi) SPE-16-8-013-D Page 12 of 34 X 0 10 30 0 330 -10 60 -20 300 -30 Y 90 -40 270 120 2500MHz 240 150 210 2690MHz 180 (dBi) X 0 10 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 330 300 30 60 90 Y 270 120 3300MHz 240 3400MHz 150 210 3500MHz 180 (dBi) SPE-16-8-013-D Page 13 of 34 XZ Plane Z 0 330 5 30 -5 -15 300 60 -25 -35 270 90 -45 X 704MHz 240 120 751MHz 824MHz 210 150 180 960MHz (dBi) Z 0 330 10 30 0 -10 300 60 -20 -30 270 90 -40 X 1710MHz 240 120 1850MHz 1990MHz 210 150 180 2170MHz (dBi) SPE-16-8-013-D Page 14 of 34 Z 0 330 10 30 0 -10 300 60 -20 -30 270 90 -40 240 120 210 150 180 X 2500MHz 2690MHz (dBi) Z 0 330 300 270 10 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 30 60 90 240 X 120 3300MHz 210 3400MHz 150 180 3500MHz (dBi) SPE-16-8-013-D Page 15 of 34 YZ Plane Z 0 330 5 30 -5 -15 300 60 -25 -35 270 90 -45 Y 704MHz 240 120 751MHz 824MHz 210 150 180 960MHz (dBi) Z 0 330 10 30 0 -10 300 60 -20 -30 270 90 -40 240 120 210 150 180 Y 1710MHz 1850MHz 1990MHz 2170MHz (dBi) SPE-16-8-013-D Page 16 of 34 Z 0 330 10 30 0 -10 300 60 -20 -30 270 90 -40 240 120 210 150 180 Y 2500MHz 2690MHz (dBi) Z 0 330 300 270 10 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 30 60 90 240 Y 120 3300MHz 210 3400MHz 150 180 3500MHz (dBi) SPE-16-8-013-D Page 17 of 34 3.1.8 3D Radiation pattern (LTE with 1M cable length on the 50*50 ground plane) 704MHz 960MHz 1710MHz 2170MHz 2690MHz 3500MHz SPE-16-8-013-D Page 18 of 34 3.1.9 Test Setup For Antenna Radiation Pattern (ETS Anechoic chamber) Y X Z In free space SPE-16-8-013-D Page 19 of 34 3.1.10 2D Radiation pattern (LTE with 1M cable length in free space) XY Plane X 0 5 30 -5 330 -15 60 -25 300 -35 90 -45 Y 270 120 704MHz 751MHz 240 824MHz 150 210 960MHz 180 (dBi) X 0 5 30 -5 330 -15 60 -25 300 -35 90 -45 Y 270 120 240 1850MHz 1990MHz 150 210 1710MHz 2170MHz 180 (dBi) SPE-16-8-013-D Page 20 of 34 X 0 10 30 0 330 -10 60 -20 300 -30 Y 90 -40 270 120 2500MHz 240 150 210 2690MHz 180 (dBi) X 0 10 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 330 300 30 60 Y 90 270 120 3300MHz 240 3400MHz 150 210 3500MHz 180 (dBi) SPE-16-8-013-D Page 21 of 34 XZ Plane Z 0 330 5 30 -5 -15 300 60 -25 -35 270 90 -45 X 704MHz 240 120 751MHz 824MHz 210 150 180 960MHz (dBi) Z 0 330 10 30 0 -10 300 60 -20 -30 270 X 90 -40 1710MHz 240 120 1850MHz 1990MHz 210 150 180 2170MHz (dBi) SPE-16-8-013-D Page 22 of 34 Z 0 330 10 30 0 -10 300 60 -20 -30 270 90 -40 240 120 210 150 180 X 2500MHz 2690MHz (dBi) Z 0 330 300 270 10 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 30 60 90 240 X 120 3300MHz 210 3400MHz 150 180 3500MHz (dBi) SPE-16-8-013-D Page 23 of 34 YZ Plane Z 0 330 5 30 -5 -15 300 60 -25 -35 270 90 -45 Y 704MHz 240 120 751MHz 824MHz 210 150 180 960MHz (dBi) Z 0 330 10 30 0 -10 300 60 -20 -30 270 90 -40 240 120 210 150 180 Y 1710MHz 1850MHz 1990MHz 2170MHz (dBi) SPE-16-8-013-D Page 24 of 34 Z 0 330 10 30 0 -10 300 60 -20 -30 270 90 -40 240 120 210 150 180 Y 2500MHz 2690MHz (dBi) Z 0 330 300 270 10 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 30 60 90 240 Y 120 3300MHz 210 3400MHz 150 180 3500MHz (dBi) SPE-16-8-013-D Page 25 of 34 3.1.11 3D Radiation pattern (LTE with 1M cable length in free space) 704MHz 1710MHz 2690MHz 960MHz 2170MHz 3500MHz SPE-16-8-013-D Page 26 of 34 4. Mechanical Drawing (Unit: mm) SPE-16-8-013-D Page 27 of 34 5. Installation SPE-16-8-013-D Page 28 of 34 6. Packaging Spec SPE-16-8-013-D Page 29 of 34 7. Application Note (LTE Antenna) MA413 antenna performance with different cable lengths and different mounting environments is shown below. 7.1 On 50*50cm ground plane 7.1.1 Return Loss (MIMO_1 on the 50*50cm ground plane) 7.1.2 Efficiency (MIMO_1 on the 50*50cm ground plane) SPE-16-8-013-D Page 30 of 34 7.1.3 Average Gain (MIMO_1 on 50*50cm ground plane) 7.1.4 Peak Gain (MIMO_1 on 50*50cm ground plane) SPE-16-8-013-D Page 31 of 34 7.2 In free space 7.2.1 Return Loss (MIMO_1 in free space) 7.2.2 Efficiency (MIMO_1 in free space) SPE-16-8-013-D Page 32 of 34 7.2.3 Average Gain (MIMO_1 in free space) 7.2.4 Peak Gain (MIMO_1 in free space) SPE-16-8-013-D Page 33 of 34 Taoglas makes no warranties based on the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this document and reserves the right to make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time. Taoglas reserves all rights to this document and the information contained herein. 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