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AD511-2 Active Iridium Antenna User Manual | Feb 2018 | 2.0 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 4. Schematic diagram for system connections 

 

 

Mount AD511-2 active antenna with clear view of sky using bracket supplied. 

 

Attach top end of coax down-lead to N type connector on underside of antenna. 

 

Attach bottom end of down-lead to N type connector to  the Power Break-In Box 

AD511-3. The down-lead must not be shortened by the user. 

 

Attach interconnect between TNC on AD510-40  and  telephone (or base station) using 

the antenna adapter provided with the phone. 

 

Attach DC supply lead to +18 to +36 v DC supply (600mA max). Red lead to +supply, 

Blue to – supply. 

 

Turn on Iridium telephone and log-in. 

 

The AD511-2 should only be used with the AD511-3 Break-In Box. It is not to be used with AD511 

or AD510-40 Break-In Boxes. 

Summary of Contents for AD511-2

Page 1: ...1 AD511 2 Active Iridium Antenna User Manual October 2017 1 0 AD511 2 Active Iridium Antenna User Manual FEBRUARY 2018 V2 0 ...

Page 2: ...a User Manual Feb 2018 2 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 FCC APPROVAL 3 1 1 FCC 15 19 A 3 3 1 2 FCC 15 105 B 3 1 3 ICES 003 3 1 4 USER MANUAL NOTICE FOR LICENSE EXEMPT RADIO APPARATUS 3 2 INTRODUCTION 4 3 MOUNTING AND OPERATION 5 4 FIGURES 6 7 ...

Page 3: ...here 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 ...

Page 4: ...27meters subject to AST advice Designed for harsh environments the AD511 2 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 2 has a linear power amplifier within the base and connected to the transmitting antenna compensates for signal loss incurred mainly by the connecting cable Sim...

Page 5: ...hing lead connection to the system earth Connection between the telephone and the AD511 3 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 AD511 3 case has drilled flanges to enable permanent fixing A 1m flying lead for the AD511 3 Power Break In Box is provided for conne...

Page 6: ...lead Figure 3 AD511 3 Power Break In Box for use with 18 to 36 v DC supply The case is hard anodised aluminium and has fixing flanges A 40m coil of RG213U cable is shown connected to an AD511 2 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 ...

Page 7: ...down lead to N type connector to the Power Break In Box AD511 3 The down lead must not be shortened by the user Attach interconnect between TNC on AD510 40 and telephone or base station using the antenna adapter provided with the phone Attach DC supply lead to 18 to 36 v DC supply 600mA max Red lead to supply Blue to supply Turn on Iridium telephone and log in The AD511 2 should only be used with ...

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