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What are my main antenna options?

There are two main types of antennas:

  1. Antennas that have an attached cable with an SMA plug to plug directly into the VBOX unit
        •   The attached cables can be extended before plugging into the VBOX unit
  2. Detachable antennas that have a SMA socket without an antenna cable
        •   The detachable antennas require a SMA plug – SMA plug antenna cable to plug into the VBOX unit.
     

There are varying cable types; the most common of which are RG174 and RG223 specifications. Please contact us if you require a custom cable to be made for your application, or if you would like to enquire about other cable lengths.
 

The main options are shown in the table below:
 

Antenna Type RG174 cable (Ø 2.8 mm)* RG223 cable (Ø 5.4 mm)**

Attached Antenna with SMA plug

e.g. RLVBACS018, RLACS262

10 m RG174 extension cable with SMA plug – SMA socket (RLCAB018)

*1 m option also available

20 m RG223 extension cable with SMA plug – SMA socket (RLCAB104-20)

*10 m, 12 m, 25 m options also available

Detachable Antenna with SMA socket

e.g. RLACS156, RLACS158

10 m RG174 cable with SMA plug – SMA plug (RLCAB071-10)

*1 m, 2 m, 4 m, 5 m options also available

20 m RG223 cable with SMA plug – SMA plug (RLCAB080-20)

*4 m 10 m, 13 m, 15 m options also available

* RG174 cables are not recommended to be over 10 m due to signal loss from cable thickness.

** RG223 cables are recommended for lengths over 10 m due to sufficient cable thickness.
 

 

Standard Antennas for common VBOX Mining systems:

  • RLVBACS018 (includes a 5 m attached RG174 cable)
    • Video VBOX Pro
    • VBOX Micro
    • VBOX 2SX
  • RLACS262 (includes a 3 m attached RG174 cable)
    • VBOX Video HD2
  • RLACS158 (includes a 4 m detachable RG174 cable RLCAB071-4)
    • Rugged Video VBOX Pro* see inventory for rugged antenna cable options
  • RLACS156 (includes a 4 m detachable RG174 cable RLCAB071-4)
    • Video VBOX Pro with GLONASS upgrade
       

More details on VBOX antennas can be found here.

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