# Specifications of the stock monopole antenna of the LimeSDR kit

**URL:** <https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/specifications-of-the-stock-monopole-antenna-of-the-limesdr-kit/1900>\
**Category:** LimeSDR\
**Created:** [24 October 2017 08:23 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/specifications-of-the-stock-monopole-antenna-of-the-limesdr-kit/1900 "2017-10-24T08:23:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fshkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/919ad9/32.png) [@Fshkie](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/Fshkie)\
**Post date:** [24 October 2017 08:23 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/specifications-of-the-stock-monopole-antenna-of-the-limesdr-kit/1900/1 "2017-10-24T08:23:06Z")

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Hey guys, I’m using the Lime in my final year project and I need to put in a few details about the antenna I’m using. If I can get a hold of a better antenna before the deadline, I’ll switch. But having a few tests with this one won’t hurt.

So I need a few credible sources that I can cite that tell me things like the frequency response, gain and maybe noise figure. Any idea where I would find one of these for these antennas?

Alternatively, is there an antenna similar to this that I can compare it to?

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**Author:** ![afiskon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/afiskon/32/1131_2.png) [@afiskon](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/afiskon)\
**Post date:** [24 October 2017 09:17 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/specifications-of-the-stock-monopole-antenna-of-the-limesdr-kit/1900/2 "2017-10-24T09:17:14Z")

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Hello @Fshkie,

Here are a few links that might help you to measure any antenna parameters:

- [RF connection: 10 U.FL connectors (6 RX, 4 TX)?](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/rf-connection-10-u-fl-connectors-6-rx-4-tx/305/69?u=afiskon)
- [https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-tutorial-measuring-filter-characteristics-and-antenna-vswr-with-an-rtl-sdr-and-noise-source/](https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-tutorial-measuring-filter-characteristics-and-antenna-vswr-with-an-rtl-sdr-and-noise-source/)

As a side note, I’m not an expert, but I’m not sure whether noise figure is an _antenna’s_ parameter. You might want to re-check this.

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**Author:** ![afiskon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/afiskon/32/1131_2.png) [@afiskon](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/afiskon)\
**Post date:** [24 October 2017 09:20 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/specifications-of-the-stock-monopole-antenna-of-the-limesdr-kit/1900/3 "2017-10-24T09:20:38Z")

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> Alternatively, is there an antenna similar to this that I can compare it to?

Well, according to the description on crowdsupply:

- Antennas are omni-directional
- Antennas tuned to the major bands: 800-960MHz / 1710-2170MHz / 2400-2700MHz

Unfortunately there are no details regarding gain, structure (whip / spiral / …) etc. I believe you can compare these antennas to any antenna designed for same frequencies. Lots of antennas are available on EBay and AliExpress.

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**Author:** ![Fshkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/919ad9/32.png) [@Fshkie](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/Fshkie)\
**Post date:** [24 October 2017 09:40 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/specifications-of-the-stock-monopole-antenna-of-the-limesdr-kit/1900/4 "2017-10-24T09:40:47Z")

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Awesome, thanks afriskon. You’re killing it today 👌