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Heltec V3 Stock Stubby Antenna
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Heltec V3 Stock Stubby Antenna

Heltec | Part: UNKNOWN

$17.99USD

SMA stubby antenna, about 2 inches long bundled with the Heltec LoRa 32 V3 and others.

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Better than some stock antennas but we recommend an upgrade ASAP. Fine to get started; easy to beat with any decent whip.

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Specs

Brand

Heltec

Part Number

UNKNOWN

Frequency

902-928 MHz

Connector Type

SMA Male

VSWR (915MHz)

1.933:1

Category

Portable Antennas

Gain

Unknown

Test Results

This page collects 2 independent VSWR tests of the Heltec V3 Stock Stubby Antenna, measured firsthand by the Mesh community (KG5HZC). Every nanoVNA sweep is charted below and downloadable as a Touchstone (.s1p) file. Best measured VSWR is 1.59:1 near 892 MHz.

Test #1

Configuration

Ground plane: none

VSWR Measurements

902MHz

VSWR: 1.677:1

915MHz

VSWR: 1.933:1

928MHz

VSWR: 2.219:1

Resonant point: VSWR 1.595:1 at 892 MHz (101 points measured).

Notes from test

No notes available

Tested By

Tommy Ekstrand, KG5HZC on 2026-07-08

Download .s1p (Touchstone)

Test #2

Configuration

Ground plane: none

VSWR Measurements

902MHz

VSWR: 2.047:1

915MHz

VSWR: 2.290:1

928MHz

VSWR: 2.532:1

Resonant point: VSWR 1.959:1 at 891 MHz (101 points measured).

Notes from test

No notes available

Tested By

Tommy Ekstrand, KG5HZC on 2026-07-08

Download .s1p (Touchstone)

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