What are my main antenna options?
There are two main types of antennas:
- 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 - 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
- Video VBOX Pro with GLONASS upgrade
More details on VBOX antennas can be found here.