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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 

 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for AD511

Page 1: ...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 ...

Page 2: ...icense Exempt Radio Apparatus 4 Introduction 5 Mounting and Operation 6 Figures 8 Figure 1 AD511 Active Iridium antenna 8 Figure 2 AD511 Active Iridium antenna with mounting bracket and coaxial down lead 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 ...

Page 3: ...uraged 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 Conformité aux norms FCC Cet equipment a ete...

Page 4: ...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 lic...

Page 5: ... 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 Simila...

Page 6: ...eak In Box figure 3 which accepts 18V to 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 figure 4 Earthing the AD 510 40 power breaking box is provided with an earth terminal The box should be earthed via...

Page 7: ... The gains of the antenna transmitter and receiver 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 ...

Page 8: ...8 Figures Applied Satellite Technology Figures Figure 1 AD511 Active Iridium antenna Figure 2 AD511 Active Iridium antenna with mounting bracket and coaxial down lead ...

Page 9: ...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 ...

Page 10: ...ctor on underside of antenna 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 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 telepho...

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