Mounting The Gps Receiver Module On A Metal Tower Or Mast; Figure 2-20 Gps Receiver Mounted On Equipment Building - Motorola PTP 48600 User Manual

User Guide: PTP 600 Series

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
position that meets the following requirements:
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It must have an un-interrupted view of the sky.
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It must not be mounted any higher than is necessary to receive an adequate
signal from a GPS satellite.
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It must be lower than the top of the tower or its lightning terminal and finial.
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It must be protected by a nearby lightning terminal or finial that projects further
out from the tower than the GPS receiver module.
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It must be possible to wire it to the PTP-SYNC unit via an LPU with Superior
Essex screened 4-pair cable.
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UNDER DEVELOPMENT
Protection of the GPS receiver for PTP-SYNC
(Figure 2-21), select a
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