Connecting the antennas
Ifyourmodelshippedwith2cellularantennasyoushouldassembletheantennasbyscrewing
thelongmetalwireintothebase.Youshouldinstallthoseantennasorsuitablealternative
antennasintotheSMAconnectorslabeledMainandAuxshownin
your unit did not come with cellular antennas or if you want to use your own cellular
SMA
Comment
If
antennas, they should meet the specifications shown in Table 1 – Antenna
Specifications. If you are using GPS, screw the GPS antenna into the GPS
connector.
MainandDiversityAntenna
Specification Requirement
Frequencies
supported
850MhzBand(824‐894MHz) enciescoverallpossible
.If900MhzBand(880‐960MHz)
1800MhzBand(1710‐1879MHz)
1900MhzBand(1850‐1990MHz)
2100MHzBand(1920–1980and
2110‐2170MHz)
Thesefrequ
frequenciessupportedbythemodem
youaresureyouarenotusingcertain
frequencies,thenyoumayomitthem
whenselectingyourantenna.
Gain≤2.5dBi
Polarization Vertical
Radiation
Pattern
Omni‐directional
Impedance 50Ω
VSWR≤2:1
Antenna
≥
Efficiency
≥50% Canbe 40%forlessthan960MHZ,
≥50%forgreaterthan1710MHz
GPSAntenna
Specification Requirement
Frequenciessupported
1574.42 MHz–1576.42 MHz
Polarization RHCP(Right‐HandCircularPolarization)
RadiationPattern reDirectional,pointtothe upper hemisphe
Impedance 50Ω
VSWR≤1.5:1
AntennaEfficiency
rboththeefficiencyandtheupperhemisphereefficiency≥50%fo
Table 1 – Antenna Specifications
Connecting the power cube to the modem
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