AD511 Active Iridium Antenna User Manual
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1. AST AD511 Active Iridium Antenna User Manual Mar 12 V4 0 AD511 Active Iridium Transmitter Receiver Antenna with up to 160 metres of coaxial down lead and DC Power Break In Box for Iridium Satellite Systems Contents FC CAD 0 10170 ER an aa a aa aaao Aa Aeara Ea a iin 3 FEC151910 o Mercerceeeeereente rece ARARA rE R PENARE ane 3 FECISIO0S D e E inde 3 ICES 003 ors Sees an aaa A ssceussseatansasseasacseuseanesieuescaunss 4 User Manual Notice for License Exempt Radio Apparatus s sssesssessessessesseeseee 4 lal igolo Uloy ie eerereeprereemtrrrerrrerrere rrr reer rerrreret cere E en err er rerrerreerrnty 5 MOUNTING and OPerdllON sassari a teneur nissan seules 6 FIGUES ni ARR ETRE ERE EA E E EATE RE A E R 8 Figure 1 AD511 Active Iridium antenna ss 8 Figure 2 AD511 Active Iridium antenna with mounting bracket and coaxial GLOWS OG A E E E 8 Figure 3 AD510 40 Power Break In Box for use with 18 to 36 v DC supply 9 Figure 4 Schematic diagram for system connections 10 Contents Applied Satellite Technology AST FCC Approval FCC 15 19 a 3 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation FCC 15 105 b The equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Clas2. Attach top end of coax down lead to N type connector on underside of antenna e Attach bottom end of down lead to N type connector to the Power Break In Box AD510 40 The down lead must not be shortened by the user e Attach interconnect between TNC on AD510 40 and telephone or base station using the antenna adapter provided with the phone e Attach DC supply lead to 18 to 36 v DC supply 600mA max Red lead to supply Blue to supply e Turn on Iridium telephone and log in Figures Applied Satellite Technology
3. ached to the receiving antenna via a low loss ceramic filter to boost the signal sent to the telephone The ceramic filter has a bandwidth of 25 MHz centred on the Iridium band designed to attenuate any out of band interference that may arise for example from nearby Inmarsat uplinks Using manufacturing techniques proven for a range of extremely rugged GPS DGP active antenna the base is milled from aluminium and hard anodised giving an attractive finish which is mechanically resilient and resistant to corrosion The antenna s mass is 0 8kg Introduction Applied Satellite Technology AST AD511 should be mounted with an unobstructed view of the sky An aluminium bracket with V bolts is provided to attach the antenna to horizontal or vertical masts or spars up to 60mm in diameter figure 2 The bracket is shipped inverted on the end of the AD511 antenna and should be detached turned over then repositioned either to the centre or end of the antenna case as required using the mounting holes in the base Mounting and Operation The coaxial down lead is attached to the N type connector on the underside of the antenna figure 2 Wrapping the connectors with self amalgamating tape is recommended for permanent installations and the cable should be taped or strapped to the spar as appropriate AD511 antenna supplied with coaxial down leads must be used with the accompanying AD510 40 DC Power Break In Box figure 3 which accepts 18V t
4. eceiver are factory set to compensate for the total attenuation between the telephone and the antenna mainly determined by the coaxial down lead Consequently the signal output level and frequency from the antenna is equivalent to that radiating from a passive antenna mounted directly on the handset subject to the antenna transmitter being a linear device Transmitter linearity is verified with test protocols using an HP 8591 EMC analyser that also ensure there are no spurious out of band emissions Mounting and Operation Applied Satellite Technology AST Figures Figure 1 AD511 Active Iridium antenna Figure 2 AD511 Active Iridium antenna with mounting bracket and coaxial down lead ls Figures Applied Satellite Technology Figure 3 AD510 40 Power Break In Box for use with 18 to 36V DC supply The case is hard anodised aluminium and has fixing flanges A 40m coil of RG213U cable is shown connected to an AD511 active antenna top The handset interconnect is shown trailing from the TNC to the bottom left whilst the flying lead for connection to 18 to 36 v DC supply is shown cutting the frame to the left eS Figures Applied Satellite Technology AST Active antenna AD511 Coax Gown lead chy AD510 40 In interconnect 6 18 36 volts DC telephone Figure 4 Schematic diagram for system connections e Mount AD511 active antenna with clear view of sky using bracket supplied e
5. icant peut causer des interf rences nuisibles aux communications radio Rien ne garantit cependant que l interf rence ne se produiront pas dans une installation particuli re Si cet quipement provoque des interf rences nuisibles la r ception radio ou t l vision ce qui peut tre d termin en allumant et en teignant l utilisateur est encourag essayer de corriger l interf rence par un ou plusieurs des mesures suivantes FCC Approval Applied Satellite Technology AST R orienter ou d placer l antenne de r ception Augmenter la distance entre l quipement et le r cepteur Brancher l quipement dans une prise sur un circuit diff rent de celui auquel le r cepteur est connecte Consulter votre revendeur ou un technicien radio TV pour assistance ICES 003 This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la Classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada User Manual Notice for License Exempt Radio Apparatus This devise complies with Industry Canada license exempt RSS Standard s Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause interference and 2 This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Cet appareil et conforme avec Industrie Canada exempts de licence RSS standard s Son fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivante
6. o 36V DC at 500mA The down lead must not be shortened by the user AD510 40 Power Break In should be positioned close to the telephone base station or handset The coaxial down lead is then attached to the N type connector on the AD510 40 figure 3 amp figure 4 Earthing the AD 510 40 power breaking box is provided with an earth terminal The box should be earthed via this connection with a short earthing lead connection to the system earth Connection between the telephone and the AD510 40 is made with a coaxial cable terminated with TNC connectors An adapter is provided with the Iridium handset which enables a TNC terminated cable to be attached to the telephone AD510 40 case has drilled flanges to enable permanent fixing A 3m flying lead for the AD510 40 Power Break In Box is provided for connection to the DC supply 18 to 36 v DC at 500mA which can be trimmed or extended if necessary The red wire is connected to supply positive whilst the blue wire is for either an isolated or grounded negative supply AD510 40 is En Mounting and Operation Applied Satellite Technology AST protected against output short circuiting by a fuse which is resettable by disconnecting the unit from the 18 to 36 v DC supply With all connections made the telephone can then be turned on and used as normal it is transmitting into a load impedance equivalent to a matched passive antenna The gains of the antenna transmitter and r
7. s 1 Ce appareil ne peut causer des interf rences et 2 Cet appareil doit accepter toute interf rence y compris des interf rences qui peuvent provoquer un fonctionnement ind sirable du p riph rique FCC Approval Applied Satellite Technology AST Iridium telephones were originally designed to operate with a passive antenna either an element attached directly to the handset or a remote aerial connected with a short length of coaxial cable Unfortunately a signal loss of more than 3dB in a remote antenna s connecting cable degrades performance due to attenuation of both the received and transmitted signals A 3dB loss corresponds to approximately 10m of RG213U or 3m of RG58U coaxial cable lengths that clearly restrict the mounting options for the antenna using standard down leads Introduction AD511 active Iridium antenna figure 1 amp figure 2 is designed for use with up to 160 meters of coaxial cable terminated with type N connectors and with coax lengths starting from 27meters subject to AST advice Designed for harsh environments the AD511 consists of two RHCP dipole antenna housed within a 4mm thick GRP radome mounted on a common base One antenna is for signal transmission and one for reception AD511 has a linear power amplifier within the base and connected to the transmitting antenna compensates for signal loss incurred mainly by the connecting cable Similarly a low noise amplifier is att
8. s B device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Conformit aux norms FCC Cet equipment a ete teste et trouve conforme aux limites pour un dispositive num rique de Classe B conform ment la Partie 15 des r glements de la FCC Ces limites sont con ues pour fournir une protection raisonnable contre les interf rences nuisibles dans une installation r sidentielle Cet quipement g n re utilise et peut mettre des fr quences radio et s il n est pas install et utilis conform ment aux instructions du fabr
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