GPS Source Releases GPS Smart Repeater GLI Echo II
June 25, 2010
GPS Source (Pueblo, Colorado) has added to its product line with the GLI Echo II, a GPS smart repeater. A primary LRU for GPS retransmission, it will provide a wireless or wired GPS signal live inside any military vehicle or aircraft, according to the company.
The GLI Echo-II is based on technology developed for permanently installed GPS retransmission in the Boeing C-17. Outperforming larger GPS retransmission systems costing several thousand dollars more, it is compact and easy to operate, says GPS Source. Featuring precisely controlled and user adjustable output signal strength, it also has automatic oscillation detection, BIT and fault isolation, and is NVG compatible.
The GLI Echo-II has been “designed to make life easier and safer for the warfighter,” said Robert Horton, CEO of GPS Source. “It increases the warfighter’s situational awareness by allowing them to always have a GPS signal available inside their ground vehicle or aircraft.”
The GLI Echo-II, with one input and four outputs, makes GPS available to many systems the warfighter uses inside a ground vehicle or aircraft. This includes, but is not limited to, Ground Soldier System (GSS), DAGR, MRT/FBCB2, Tacticomp, and Toughbook. “Having four outputs is important, as it can significantly reduce the amount of wires and cables that are currently found inside a military vehicle or aircraft,” Horton said.
The GLI Echo-II is available as a roll on/roll off or permanent install system. It is designed to ensure 100-percent GPS L1/L2 signal coverage throughout a ground vehicle, plus the cargo compartment and flight deck of any small to large military fixed wing or rotary wing transport aircraft. Examples of ground vehicles would include: HMMWV, MRAP, Stryker, and similar infantry fighting vehicles. Examples of aircraft would include: CH46/47, CH53, V-22, C-23, C-27J, C-130 (all variants), A400M, and the C-17. GPS retransmission technology developed by GPS Source, Inc. is now being used by Land Warrior units aboard the Stryker, RG-33, M1151, and has received air worthiness certification aboard the C-17. The GLI Echo II will be available for delivery January 2011.
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