Raymarine GA150 User Manual

3.5Antennalocationrequirements
Theantennacanbeusedtoimprovethereception
ofyourMFD’sbuilt-inGNSS(GPS/GLONASS)
receiver.DoNOTconnectanyotherantennatothe
MFD’sGA150connector.
Theantennacanbemountedeitheronaat
horizontalsurfaceoronasuitablepole.
•Ifyouintendtosurfacemounttheantenna,ensure
youhaveaccesstotheundersideofthemounting
surface.
•Ifyouintendtopole-mounttheantenna,thepole
needstohavea1inch14TPIthread.
Important:Theantennamustbemountedina
locationthatprovidesagooddirectlineofsiteto
theentiresky,aroundthehorizon.
Ensurethattheselectedmountinglocationis:
•Openandclearofanyobstructions(suchas
masts,searchlights,orotherstructures)thatcould
blockline-of-sighttothesky.
•Aslowaspossible,tokeeptheantennaasstable
aspossible.Themorestabletheantenna,the
moreeffectivelyitwilltracksatellitesandprovide
stabledata.
•Asfaraspossible(atleast1m(3ft)fromother
antennaeandelectronicequipment.
DoNOTmounttheantenna:
•Inanyareawhereitcouldbesteppedonortripped
over.
•Upamast.Thiswillcausetheantennatoswing
andgivesignicanterrorsinpositiondata.
•Inthedirectpathofaradarbeam.
AntennaMounting&EMEExposure
Foroptimalradioperformanceandminimalhuman
exposuretoradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergy,
makesuretheantennais:
•connectedtotheradiobeforetransmitting
•properlymounted
•locatedwhereitwillbeawayfrompeople
•locatedatleast1.5metres(5feet)fromtheradio’s
mainunit
3.6Productdimensions
95 mm (3.7 in.)
30 mm (1.2 in.)32 mm (1.3 in.)
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Raymarine GA150 Specifications

General

Brand	Raymarine
Model	GA150
Category	Antenna
Language	English