Eleazar Zuniga says in email of 28 Nov 2011 that we should be able to use any of the pin or SMT patches other than the 35mm ones, as long as we have ground plane under the patch itself that's as large as the patch or bigger. I'm not sure I believe that, but adding an 0402 site to ground for a tuning cap ala what the chip antenna docs call for might be a reasonable thing to try? GP.1575.12.4.A.02 12x12x4 mm, pin plus adhesive gain towards zenith -0.5 dBic GP.1575.15.4.B.02 15x15x4 mm, pin plus adhesive 1.0 dBic at zenith GP.1575.18.2.A.02 18x18x2 mm, pin plus adhesive gain towards zenith -0.5 dBic GP.1575.18.4.A.02 18x18x4 mm, pin plus adhesive gain towards zenith +3.5 dBic $4.13 at q100 *** 50% the mass of 25mm GP.1575.25.2.A.02 25x25x2 mm, pin plus adhesive +2.0 dBic gain at zenith GP.1575.25.4.A.02 25x25x4 mm, pin plus adhesive gain towards zenith +3.5 dBic $4.05 at q100 surface-mount versions SGP.1575.12.4.A.02 12x12x4.5 mm -2.0 dBic at zenith, 4dB axial ratio, 6Mhz bandwidth SGP.1575.15.4.A.02 15x15x4.5 mm +1.0 dBic at zenith, 3dB axial ratio, 6Mhz bandwidth SGP.1575.18.4.C.02 18x18x4.5 mm +1.0 dBic at zenith, 4dB axial ratio, 5Mhz bandwidth $4.94 at q100 SGP.1575.25.4.C.02 25x25x4.5 mm +2.0 dBic at zenith, 3dB axial ratio, 5Mhz bandwidth From all of this, GP.1575.18.4.A.02 would seem to be the clear winner. Just over 50% the mass of the 25mm version, same gain, only a few pennies more... and much cheaper than any of the SMT versions with better specs. I also think that soldering in the pin is likely to be a great mechanical retention solution.