| title | Antenna Board |
|---|---|
| parent | What is BIRDS? |
| grand_parent | Getting Started |
| layout | default |
| lang | en |
The antenna board carries both the communication antennas as well as the GPS antenna. The comms antenna is a tape antenna, folded in a ring and held in place by a resistor heater and string. At the time of deployment, this antenna springs open and starts to function. The GPS Antenna is a simple ceramic antenna, no release mechanism required.
The documentation for the BIRDS3 version of this board can be found here. The documentation for the BIRDS4 version of this board can be found here.