Electronic – How to reshape this PCB antenna so that I can still use it with the given circuit

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I'm borrowing the RF design from the MICRF114 Development Kit.

Here's user guide- http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/50002433A.pdf

The circuit I'm using is on p. 35 and the antenna layout is on p. 21.

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The issue I'm facing is that my board can only be 0.8" wide, but the antenna is 25mm (0.98") wide. I don't know enough about antenna theory to know what changes I can make to the antenna dimensions to shrink the width down, but still maintain the correct impedance.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the primary consideration for resizing the antenna should be ensuring that the matching network is dimensioned properly to prevent reflections/losses in power transmission via the antenna.

Best Answer

The matching of an antenna is only one part of the design. This could still be done with a transmission line of a special length. As far as I know there is no generic way to resize your PCB antenna just by a given factor. However there will almost be certainly a different antenna design, which matches your needs and frequency. This might lead to a smaller gain, but doesn't have to. Often there are better ways which can have higher gains, despite being smaller than its predecessor.

Give us some specs. What center frequency, bandwith and antenna gain are you looking for?

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