How to Test an Active GNSS Antenna: Before You Buy a Replacement
Test an active GNSS antenna's powered receive path before replacing hardware. Separate antenna, cable, bias supply and receiver evidence to choose the right repair.
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GNSS Elevation Mask, C/N0 Screening and Weighting: What Changes?
Compare GNSS elevation masks, C/N0 screening and observation weighting: where each acts, what it changes, and how to assess errors and availability together.
Read articleGNSS Tropospheric vs Ionospheric Delay: What Remains After Correction?
Compare GNSS ionospheric and tropospheric delay, understand zenith-to-slant mapping, and see why residual atmospheric error can affect estimated height.
Read articleGNSS Ellipsoidal vs Orthometric Height: Why Elevations Differ
Understand ellipsoidal height, orthometric height and signed geoid separation, and why a fixed GNSS solution can still disagree with a site's elevation.
Read articleDGNSS vs RTK vs PPP: Why GNSS Corrections Are Not Interchangeable
Compare the reference information and estimation models behind code DGNSS, RTK and PPP, and why RTCM or NTRIP support alone does not make corrections interchangeable.
Read articleGNSS Lever Arm Compensation: From Antenna to Vehicle or Camera
Learn how lever-arm rotation, attitude error and event timing change a GNSS-derived vehicle or camera position, with reproducible geometry examples.
Read articleGNSS Ionosphere-Free Combination: What Does It Remove?
Learn how dual-frequency GNSS cancels first-order ionospheric delay, why measurement noise can increase, and which errors and assumptions remain.
Read articleWhy GNSS Receiver Uncertainty Can Be Too Optimistic
See how correlated observations and filter assumptions can understate GNSS uncertainty, and assess reported intervals using reference errors and empirical coverage.
Read articleDoes RTK Fixed Mean the Position Is Correct?
Understand what RTK Fixed confirms, separate wrong ambiguities from coordinate and height errors, and choose reference checks for acceptance and troubleshooting.
Read articleGNSS CEP, RMS and 95% Accuracy: When Can You Convert Them?
Compare GNSS CEP, horizontal RMS, 2DRMS and 95% accuracy. Learn when conversions apply, how bias changes results and what a test report must define.
Read articleGNSS Antenna VSWR and Return Loss: What a Good Match Actually Shows
Understand GNSS antenna VSWR, return loss and reflection. See why cable loss and the measurement plane can change a matching result without proving reception quality.
Read articleGNSS Noise Figure and Cable Loss: Why LNA Position Matters
Understand how GNSS noise figure, LNA gain and cable-loss placement interact, with a worked cascade example showing why equal net gain can hide unequal noise performance.
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