Portions of this product are covered by some or all of the following US
patents: 5515013, 5617106, 5629960, 5682602, 5748449, 5845216, 5845553,
5878234, 5890057, and other patents pending.
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Welcome
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Overview
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Safety Notices
o Specifications
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RF Amplifier
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Environmental
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DB-9 Pinouts
Technical Specifications
AirBooster 350 RF Amplifier
Compliance:
CDPD Release 1.1
FCC Parts
15
and
22
Voltage:
Standard vehicle battery
11 - 16 Vdc (13.8 Vdc nominal)
Current:
Power Reduction Mode: 105mA (typical)
Enabled (Receive): 128mA (287mA w/GPS)
Maximum Transmit: 1.63A (1.8A w/GPS)
Transmitter Power:
Class I mobile
Up to 4.5 Watts ERP from device
(depending on
antenna/cabling
)
CDPD Device Interface:
SMA RF connector
Antenna Interface:
50 ohm TNC RF connector
GPS Interface:
DB-9 at RS-232 level
non-standard
pinouts
.
GPS Antenna Interface:
SMB RF connector
Environmental Specifications
Operating Temp:
-30 to +70° C (restricted duty cycle)
-30 to +60° C (un-restriced duty cycle)
Storage Temp:
-40 to +80° C
Humidity:
5 - 95%, non-condensing
Vibration:
MIL-STD-810E,I-3.4.9.
GPS DB-9 Connector Pinouts
Pin #
RS-232
AirBooster Application
1
DCD
1 Pulse/sec output from GPS module
2
RxD
RxD (from GPS to host)
3
TxD
TxD (from host to GPS)
