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    WARRANTY POLICY NovAtel Communications Ltd. warrants that its Global Positioning System (GPS) products are free from defects in materials and workmanship, subject to the conditions set forth below, for the following periods of time: GPSAntenna™ Module One (1) Year Cables Ninety (90) Days Date of sale shall mean the date of the invoice to the orig[...]

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    GPSAntenna™ Model 501 Introduction The NovAtel GPSAntenna Model 501 is designed to provide superior performance over a wide range of GPS applications. It incorporates the following features: • L1 Center Frequency at 1575.42 MHz • Enhanced Multipath Rejection • Internal Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) • Internal Interference Rejection Filter •[...]

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    Figure 4 Antenna/Tripod Mounting Non-Standard Platf orm Mounting In some cases it will be necessary to custom fabricate your own mounting platform. The base of the GPSAntenna has provisions for four mounting screws (#6-32 UNC) for mounting onto a flat surface platform and six screws for mounting onto a ground plane. Refer to the enclosed GPSAntenna[...]

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    LNA Assembl y The LNA board inside the antenna assembly filters the received signals from the antenna, thereby rejecting any chance of interference degrading the GPS signals. A Low Noise Amplifier section providing a gain of 23 dB and a noise figure of 3.0 dB follows. An RF cable connects this amplified signal to the TNC connector for the external [...]