# Antenna Compatibility

**URL:** <https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/antenna-compatibility/60858>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [January 10, 2023, 8:03am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/antenna-compatibility/60858 "2023-01-10T08:03:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![vbulbul](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/a587f6/32.png) [@vbulbul](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/vbulbul)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 8:03am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/antenna-compatibility/60858/1 "2023-01-10T08:03:31Z")

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Hi,  
I want use panel type external anttena at MKRWan and found Linx ANT-868-PML-UFL for 868MHz. However, at its specs there is no word about Lorawan. Electrical Specifications of this antenna matches without bandwidth(it is 30 MHz) but when I read regional parameters for EU868 it must be 125 kHz. Is that antenna compatible to work with Lorawan ?

> **[853mhz883mhz-kablolu-panel-tip-rf-anten-2-0dbi-150-3mm-datasheetpdf.pdf](https://pdf.direnc.net/upload/853mhz883mhz-kablolu-panel-tip-rf-anten-2-0dbi-150-3mm-datasheetpdf.pdf)**
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**Author:** ![LoRaTracker](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/loratracker/32/48502_2.png) [@LoRaTracker](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/LoRaTracker)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 8:22am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/antenna-compatibility/60858/2 "2023-01-10T08:22:42Z")

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Yes.

The bandwidth usd by the LoRa transmissions 125khz, is not relavent in the context of an antenna that covers the entire frequency range used by EU868.

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**Author:** ![wolfp](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/wolfp/32/45304_2.png) [@wolfp](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/wolfp)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/antenna-compatibility/60858/3 "2023-01-10T12:25:08Z")

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You can use this antenna for LoRaWAN on 868MHz. The bandwidth of the antenna has nothing to do with the bandwidth of the LoRaWAN-signal.  
The bandwidth of the antenna should be large enough to cover all used frequencies.  
The antenna has a gain of -2dBi that means 4 dB worse than a simple dipole which is abt. 0.16 m long.  
btw: It is rather seldom that a datasheet of an antenna tells the truth concerning gain.

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**Author:** ![vbulbul](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/a587f6/32.png) [@vbulbul](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/vbulbul)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/antenna-compatibility/60858/4 "2023-01-25T18:49:01Z")

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Thank you so much