Installation Manual

• THE LEFT PICTURE SHOWS AN ANTENNA DIRECTLY UNDER THE CANOPY. THE ANTENNA’S

RECEPTION IS VERY BAD.

• IN THE RIGHT PICTURE THE ANTENNA IS POSITIONED LOWER BUT STILL HAS BAD RECEPTION

DUE TO BEING UNDER THE CANOPY.

QC1000 positions in the above drawings improve from left to right:

• THE THIRD PICTURE SHOWS AN ACCEPTABLE POSITION. THE ANTENNA IS NOT COVERED BY

THE CANOPY AND IS AT LEAST 1M FROM ANY METAL STRUCTURE SUCH AS THE CANOPY, THE

HANDRAIL OR THE CABIN PLATFORM.

• THE FOURTH PICTURE ON THE RIGHT EXTREME SHOWS THE ANTENNA’S RECOMMENDED IDEAL

POSITION.

Antenna position with regard to the vehicle body in the top views:

• THE LEFT PICTURE SHOWS HOW THE CANOPY SHIELDS A CONSIDERABLE PART OF THE GPS

AND RF.

• THIS IS WHY THE RIGHT PICTURE IS HEXAGON’S RECOMMENDED POSITION.

7.5 Tracked Vehicles

On tracked vehicles, the antenna must be mounted as close as possible to the axis of rotation.

For better accuracy, especially to sense a turning maneuver on the spot without losing heading, is

to apply the two-antenna configuration.