User Guide

5: Allowable Antennas to use with the Radio Module
Open-Q 626 SOM Module Certification OEM Integrator Guide 9
5 Allowable Antennas to use with the Radio
Module
The module is certified for use with certain antennas as described in this section.
Allowed Antenna Types:
1. Dipole antenna
Table 1 Allowed Maximum Gain (dBi) Dipole, Including Cable Loss
2.4~2.5GHz
3.32
4.9~5.8GHz
6.11
The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms.
Use of other antenna types or the same type of antenna but with higher gain than listed above is not
allowed without additional testing and appropriate FCC or IC approval.
Use of a similar antenna may only require a C1PC to confirm the performance for SAR is the same or
better (i.e. lower) but only an equivalent antenna can be used without any additional testing.