User Guide: PTP 600 Series
Protection of the GPS receiver for PTP-SYNC
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Feb 2010
UNDER DEVELOPMENT
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Figure 2-20
GPS receiver mounted on equipment building
Mounting the GPS receiver module on a metal tower or mast
If mounting the GPS receiver module on a metal tower or mast (
), select a
position that meets the following requirements:
•
It must have an un-interrupted view of the sky.
•
It must not be mounted any higher than is necessary to receive an adequate
signal from a GPS satellite.
•
It must be lower than the top of the tower or its lightning terminal and finial.
•
It must be protected by a nearby lightning terminal or finial that projects further
out from the tower than the GPS receiver module.
•
It must be possible to wire it to the PTP-SYNC unit via an LPU with Superior
Essex screened 4-pair cable.
