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Trimble Zephyr 3
ANTENNAS

PRECISE AND DURABLE WITH Key features of the Zephyr 3 Rover

SUB-MILLIMETER ACCURACY ►► Optimized for GNSS rover Key Features
applications
The top of the range Trimble® Zephyr™ ►► Robust low-elevation satellite tracking ►► Comprehensive GNSS support,
external GNSS antennas contain
►► Minimized multipath including GPS Modernization
advanced technology for multipath
►► Sub-millimeter phase center signals, GLONASS, BeiDou and
reduction, outstanding low elevation
repeatability Galileo
satellite tracking and sub-millimeter
phase center stability. ►► Now with Iridium and Japanese LTE ►► Robust low-elevation satellite
filtering tracking
COMPREHENSIVE GNSS ►► Minimized multipath
SUPPORT TRIMBLE ZEPHYR 3 BASE ►► Sub-millimeter phase center
The Trimble Zephyr 3 antennas offer The Zephyr 3 Base is recommended for repeatability
full support for current and near-future all base station applications. The Zephyr ►► Pair with the Trimble R9s GNSS
GNSS signals including GPS, GLONASS, 3 Base antenna’s quality performance receiver in either a base station or
Galileo, BeiDou, OmniSTAR, Trimble and extreme accuracy are achieved rover configuration
RTX and SBAS. Combined with rugged through sub-millimeter phase center
repeatability, robust low-elevation
►► Additional Iridium and Japanese
durability, the Trimble Zephyr 3 antenna LTE filtering
will be a long term investment. tracking and significantly reduced
ground-based multipath. ►► High signal gain (50 dB) for
TRIMBLE ZEPHYR 3 ROVER Key features of the Zephyr 3 Base:
reliable tracking
►► 5/8’’ - 11 stainless steel mounts
The Trimble Zephyr 3 Rover is a high- ►► Optimized for GNSS base station
performance lightweight GNSS rover applications
antenna optimized for precision RTK ►► Robust low-elevation satellite tracking
applications. The Zephyr 3 Rover GNSS
►► Large ground plane for best multipath
antenna is typically used in roving
rejection
applications. It minimizes multipath
and offers robust low elevation tracking ►► Sub-millimeter phase center
and sub-millimeter phase center repeatability
repeatability. ►► Ideal for fixed reference stations and
Zephyr 3 Rover Antenna
GNSS infrastructure networks
►► Now with Iridium and Japanese LTE
filtering

Zephyr 3 Base Antenna

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Trimble Zephyr 3 ANTENNAS

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL

Zephyr 3 Rover and Zephyr 3 Base Operating Temperature. . . . . . . . . . –40 ºC to +75 ºC (–40 ºF to +167 ºF)
• Broad GNSS Frequency Tracking Band Including: Humidity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100% humidity proof, fully sealed
–– GPS: L1, L2, L5 Shock and Vibration
–– GLONASS: L1, L2, L3 Tested and meets the following environmental standards:
–– BeiDou: B1, B2, B3 Shock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIL-STD-810-F to survive a 2 m (6.56 ft)
–– Galileo: E1, E2, E5, E6 drop onto concrete
–– SBAS: WAAS, EGNOS, QZSS, Gagan, MSAS, OmniSTAR and Vibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIL-STD-810-F on each axis
Trimble RTX Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RoHS
• Quality signal tracking, even below 5 degrees elevation
PHYSICAL
• Four point antenna feed for phase center stability and enhanced
Zephyr 3 Rover Dimensions. . . . . . . . . 16.5 cm diameter x 7.6 cm height
polarization
(6.5 in diameter x 3 in height)
• TNC female signal connector
Zephyr 3 Base Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . 34.3 cm diameter x 7.9 cm height
• Small cross-sectional area to reduce wind loading
(13.5 in diameter x 3.1 in height)
• 5/8” - 11 female threaded stainless steel mount point
Zephyr 3 Rover Weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.64 kg (1.4 lb)
• Powered by GNSS receiver via coaxial cable
Zephyr 3 Base Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.36 kg (3 lb)
• Advanced LNA (low noise amplifier) to reduce jamming by high
power out-of-band transmitters with 50 dB signal gain for reliable ELECTRICAL
tracking in challenging environments and long cable runs Input Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 V DC to 20 V DC
• Additional iridium filtering above 1616 MHz allows antenna to be Narrow Band Mode (1555 to 1559 MHz). . . . . . . . >6.4 V DC to 9 V DC
used as close as 20 m of iridium transmitter Wide Band Mode (1525 to 1559 MHz). . . . . . . . . . 3.5 V DC to 6.0 V DC
• Additional Japanese filtering below 1510 MHz allows antenna to be and 9.4 V DC to 20 V DC
used as close as 100 m of Japanese LTE cell tower Input Current. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 mA
Zephyr 3 Base Antenna Only Signal Gain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 dB
• Trimble Stealth Ground Plane – integrated lightweight stealth
technology with enhanced right hand circular polarization to reduce
multipath interference

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