Suppliers

This section provides information on suppliers and equipment that may meet your needs for GNSS antenna installation.

This section is provided for information purposes only. NovAtel does not endorse any of these suppliers or their products. The information provided was accurate at the time of publication. Confirm all specifications, models, and part numbers with the manufacturer prior to ordering.

Low-loss cables

One source of low-loss coaxial cables is the CommScope Corporation. CommScope supplies low-loss HELIAX^® cables of various sizes, loss values, and flexibility. To find out more about CommScope’s products, visit www.commscope.com.

In-line amplifiers

Antcom offers inline amplifiers that can be used for an extended cable run or when the RF equipment loss is too great to meet the GNSS receiver’s input gain requirements. For more information, visit www.antcom.com.

Mini-Circuits also offers inline amplifiers. However, typically their in-line amplifiers require 15 VDC and, therefore, the configuration must follow that described in In-line amplifier and antenna powered by separate supplies. An adapter may also be required, as Mini-Circuit’s in-line amplifiers are typically supplied with BNC or SMA connectors. For further information, visit www.minicircuits.com.

Other equipment

In addition to providing in-line amplifiers, Antcom also provides splitters, cables and GNSS antennas. For further information, visit www.antcom.com.

Mini-Circuits offers splitters and bias-Ts, as detailed at www.minicircuits.com. Any bias-Ts used should include circuitry to prevent DC power from being fed back to the receiver. GPS Networking, at www.gpsnetworking.com, specializes in custom parts and in-line TNC attenuators.