AP10 GPS Patch Antenna

The AP-10 is one of the Worlds smallest active GPS antennas. This miniaturised GPS active module combines a tiny 10mm squared ceramic patch antenna developed with Cirocomm with a two stage low noise amplifier (LNA). It is available as a "plug and play" format for onboard integration with popular brands of GPS receiver modules via ultra thin coaxial cable and connector from IPEX.

The AP10-A and AP10-B are available with a cable and connector which can be used for direct connection to a GPS module or an on-board mating connector. Users requiring on-board integration, have the chance to opt for the Surface Mountable (SMT) AP10-C and AP10-D variants which offer the only active GPS antenna solution in this format, available on the market.

At just 6mm in height, this new active antenna module utilises XtremeGain technology for the highest industry sensitivity.

Designed for use the new generation of GPS receiver modules using chipsets from u-Blox SiRF, Nemerix, Fastrax, Navsync, Flacom, Telit, Tyco and Siemens, etc. 

Specifications		Applications
SMALL FOOTPRINT 10mm x 10mm x 6mm LOW POWER CONSUMPTION - TYPICALLY 13mA at 3V POWERFUL 2 STAGE 25dB LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER LOW NOISE <1.9dB 2.7V ~ 3.3V INPUT VOLTAGE COMPATIBLE WITH ALL GPS RECEIVER MODULES AVAILABLE WITH CABLE ASSEMBLY OR AS SURFACE MOUNT CUSTOMISABLE CABLE/CONNECTOR TYPE AND LENGTH AVAILALBLE		PERSONAL NAVIGATION DEVICES PDA'S COVERT TRACKING DEVICES

Resources and Documentation

AP10-D-01 - Datasheet Datasheet for Taoglas surface mount AP10-C 10mm GPS antenna with two stage LNA.   Revision: 1 Jul 2008 4 pages - 281 KB AP10-C-01 - Datasheet Datasheet for Taoglas surface mount AP10-C 10mm GPS antenna with one stage LNA.   Revision: 1 Jul 2008 4 pages - 291.3 KB AP10-B-01 - Datasheet Datasheet for Taoglas AP10-B 10mm GPS antenna with two stage LNA.   Revision: 1 Jul 2008 4 pages - 274.5 KB AP10-A-01 - Datasheet Datasheet for Taoglas AP10-A 10mm GPS antenna with one stage LNA.   Revision: 1 Jul 2008 4 pages - 274.5 KB

Antenna Tuning and Best Performance

Antenna and RF design can be difficult at the best of times and, if not tuned correctly, can dramatically affect the performance of your product. Taoglas have extensive experience in designing and testing RF solutions and can help your engineers to get the best possible performance at all times.

Our service offers customers the opportunity to have their products tested at the Taoglas test lab where the antenna's can be fine tuned to exactly suit your products requirements ensuring the best match and performance for your product.

This work normally takes around 1 week and a full report is also supplied.

Ordering Information for Standard Product

Last Updated: 11/11/2008 17:10:19