Monthly Archives: May 2009

Antennas for a RavTrack vehicle tracking system

In a RavTrack system you will need antennas for vehicles, as well as base stations, and possibly repeaters if your particular system uses any repeaters.   Here will will discuss common antennas for all three uses. The Raveon “GX” series of tracking transponders used in a RavTrack system can be configured to operate as a vehicle [...]

The versatile NMO antenna mount

A popular type of antenna mount is called an “NMO” which stands for new Motorola.  NMO mounts come in a variety of types and are frequently used especially when installing mobile antennas.  Whether you are installing an antenna on a vehicle or a fixed structure the NMO mount may be a good solution. The idea [...]

Customizing Your Map

There are many ways to customize the map you use with your RavTrack PC vehicle tracking program.   RavTrack PC uses any bitmap image, scanned map,  jpeg photo, or geotiff file as the base-map to display vehicle location.  Simply load your image/map into the calibration tool (mapmanger), and then calibrate 3 points with known latitude and [...]