PCB trace antenna used in SEN14066 SparkFun Simultaneous RFID Reader

Sensors NFC & RFID
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Hello,

I got SEN14066 SparkFun Simultaneous RFID Reader kit last month and experimenting with the range. I find the range is maximum of 5 feet (in a particular direction only) when powered from external power supply and the read power set to 15dBm. Before I experiment with external antenna I wanted to explore and understand the beam width, gain, directivity and other details of the PCB trace antenna. So I have following question.

What is type of PCB trace antenna used in SEN14066 SparkFun Simultaneous RFID Reader - M6E Nano ?

Can anyone point me to the datasheet of the PCB trace antenna used in SEN14066 ?

Thank You

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Hi nareshnellur,

The PCB antenna is planar and was designed using the [ThingMagic Nano Design Guide. We do not have a datasheet for the PCB antenna on the Simultaneous RFID Reader.](https://cdn.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Sensors/ID/Nano_Design_Guide_rev01E.pdf)