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New Builds • September 17, 2008
Quellan's GPS Receiver Noise CancellerQuellan Inc., of Santa Clara, California, offers the QHx220 active RF noise canceller for GPS applications. Like noise cancelling headphones, the QHx220 senses unwanted internal noise and applies an opposite signal to the receive path, using sophisticated high-speed analog techniques integrated on a single one square millimeter, low-power integrated circuit. According to the company, the canceller provides up to 25dB of cancellation, 360º of phase coverage, and operates on a single 1.8V supply voltage. New Builds • September 17, 2008
Wi-Sys Launches Quadrafilar GPS AntennaWi-Sys Communications Inc., based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, has launched the WS1551QF L-band + GPS (L1) Quadrifilar Helical Antenna. An active right-hand circularly polarized, quadrifilar helical antenna, the WS1551QF provides an omni-directional, cardoid radiation pattern, with peak gain optimized at elevation angles between 0° and 40°. The wideband antenna covers both the L-band downlink frequency band (1525 to 1560 MHz) and the GPS (L1) frequency band (1574 to 1576 MHz). New Builds • September 18, 2008
Magellan Launches First of New OEM GNSS Product LineAfter nearly a year of silence, Magellan has returned to the OEM GNSS space with the MB 500 GPS/GLONASS/SBAS dual-frequency board — reportedly the first of a series of new products by the long-standing brand. September 19, 2008
Trimble Announces New Precision Products, RolleiMetric Acquisition, and Saab JV
Four additional channels are dedicated to tracking space-based augmentation systems September 23, 2008
U.S. Confirms Plans for GPS Semi-Codeless TransitionThe U.S. government has committed itself to maintaining the signals characteristic needed for semi-codeless GPS applications until December 31, 2020. September 23, 2008
Raytheon Garners JPALS ContractThe Raytheon Company has been awarded a $232.8 million contract for the system development and demonstration phase of the GPS-based Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) program for shipboard applications. JPALS provides all-weather shipboard landing capability to assist the Navy with pinpoint landing accuracy on aircraft carriers. The team, led by Raytheon Network Centric Systems, includes Rockwell Collins, Northrop Grumman, and SAIC. Ventures • September 11, 2008
CSR and Rx Networks Partner on eGPS and GPStreamCambridge, UK–based CSR and Rx Networks, Inc., headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, have announced a solution that combines their respective eGPS and GPStream technologies. New Builds • August 28, 2008
u-blox 5 Chipset in New Microsoft USB Sticku-blox Holding AG has announced that Microsoft Corporation selected its latest positioning engine, u-blox 5, for a new “GPS Locator” USB stick. The “GPS Locator” USB stick will be bundled with the next release of MapPoint 2009, Microsoft’s business travel and map software package, expected to be on the shelves in August 2008. New Builds • August 27, 2008
IEC Announces New Miniaturized, Secure GPS Receiver Module
A single-board, L1/L2 24-channel secure GPS receiver, the TruTrak Evolution consists of a security module, radio frequency down converter and I/O logic. The receiver employs IEC’s latest key data processor (KDP II) SAASM chipset in the XFACTOR module to provide enhanced GPS security. Ventures • August 26, 2008
Xsens MTi-G AHRS Chosen for DoD VehiclesFairfax, Virginia–based defense contractor ArgonST has selected the MTi-G GPS-aided Attitude & Heading Reference System (AHRS) from Xsens Technologies, of Enschede, The Netherlands, to help fill a U.S. government contract for a new generation of reference motion trackers for use on a variety of air and ground vehicles. |
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