[[TOC(hardware*,depth=3)]] == Antennas == There are two styles of antennas in use in COSMOS. The first style is directional and used exclusively as part of the large node sectors. The second style is omni-directional and used as part of the medium nodes. || [[Image(directional_antenna_mudd_500px.jpg, height=400px)]] || [[Image(medium_antenna_120th_500px.jpg, height=400px)]] || || Large node sector antenna (directional) || Medium node antenna (omni-directional) || [[BR]] === Directional (large node sector) === The directional antennas are comprised of a horizontal array of four [attachment:RFSpace_TSA900_directional.pdf ultra-wideband antenna elements]. Each element is oriented in the vertical plane and spaced 3 inches (7.63mm) from its neighbor. The frequency range covered by the antennas is 900 MHz - 12 GHz. However, due to limitations in the power amplifiers, USRPs, and other RF front end components, the actual frequency ranges are 2.4 - 6 GHz for transmit (non-contiguous, see RF front end for details) and 900 MHz - 6 GHz for receive. A GPS antenna is located near the transmit/receive antenna and provides the GPS signal to the USRPs in the node. || [[Image(directional antenna inside.JPG, height=300px)]] || || Directional antenna inside[[BR]]with element numbering || [[BR]] === Omni-directional (medium node) === The omni-directional antennas are comprised of four vertically oriented [attachment:MobileMark_RM-WHF_omni.pdf​ multi-band antennas] in a 6” (15.24 cm) 2x2 square pattern with a 14.25”x14.25” (36.2x36.2 cm) ground plane. The frequency range covered by the antennas is 1.7 - 6 GHz. However, due to limitations in the power amplifiers, USRPs, and other RF front end components, the actual frequency ranges are 2.4 - 6 GHz for transmit (non-contiguous, see RF front end for details) and 1.7 - 6GHz for receive. A GPS antenna is located in the middle and provides the GPS signal to the USRPs in the node. || [[Image(medium antenna unpainted.JPG, height=300px)]] || [[Image(medium antenna top down view.png, height=300px)]] || || Unpainted omni-directional antenna || Antenna element numbering ||