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radartransmittercanoverwhelmthereceivercircuits.Thisdoesnotharmthereceiver,
butcanpreventthereceiverelectronicsfromfunctioningcorrectly.
Low‐powertransmitters,suchasthoseincellphonesandtwo‐wayradios,donot
interferewithreceiveroperations
Donotsetupthe
basestationdirectlybeneathorclosetooverheadpowerlinesorelectrical
generationfacilities.Theelectromagneticfieldsassociatedwiththeseutilitiescaninterfere
withGNSSreceiveroperation.Othersourcesofelectromagneticinterferenceinclude:
Gasolineengines(sparkplugs)
Televisionsandcomputermonitors
Alternatorsandgenerators
Electricmotors
EquipmentwithDC‐to‐ACconverters
Fluorescentlights
Switchingpowersupplies
PlacetheGNSSreceiversinaprotectedandsecurelocation.Ifthebasestationisinthecenter
ofajobsitewhereheavymachineryisoperating,placeflagsaroundthebasestationto warn
operatorsof
itsexistence.
Ifyouplacethereceiverinalockboxonthejobsitetoprotectthereceiverfromtheftorfrom
theweather,shieldthelockboxfromdirectsunlightandprovideventilationforthereceiver
throughaninletandextractorfan.Areceiverthathasabroadcast
radiogeneratessignificant
heat.Donotallowthetemperatureintheboxtoexceed50°C(122°F).
Ifworkinginacoldclimate,youmayneedtoprovideheattothereceiver.Donotoperatethe
receiverbelow–40°C(–40°F)
Trimblerecommendsthat,whereverpossible,youkeep
GNSSreceiverequipmentdry.The
receiversaredesignedtowithstandwetweather,butkeepingthemdryprolongstheirlifeand
reducestheeffectsofcorrosiononportsandconnectors.Iftheequipmentgetswet,usea
cleandryclothtodrytheequipmentandthenleavetheequipmentopento
theairtodry.Do
notlockwetequipmentinatransportcaseforprolongedperiods.Avoidexposingthereceiver
tocorrosiveliquidsandsaltwaterwhereverpossible.
Trimblerecommendsthatyouinstalllightningprotectionequipme ntatpermanentbase
stationlocations.Equipmentshouldincludeagascapsulelightningprotectorin
theGNSSand
radioantennafeedlineandappropriatesafetygrounding.Astaticdissipaternearthe
antennascanreducethelikelihoodofadirectlightningstrike.Alsoprotectany
communicationsandpowerlinesatbuildingentrypoints.Formoreinformation,contactyour
localTrimbledealer,orgototheHuber
andSuhnerwebsite(www.hubersuhnerinc.com).
Trimblerecommendsthatyouusesurgeprotectionequipmentonallpermanentlyinstalled
equipment.