Technical questions
The SPAA05 internal battery is discharged within 10 minutes. It has been charging all night and my charger shows a green lamp.
After a 4 hour charge the SPAA05-NEX must run for at least 6-8 hours. The internal battery can be charged at least 200 times. Please check if your charger is working properly. You can press the yellow button for 3 seconds to recalibrate the battery.
Does the SPAA05-NEX measure altitude? If yes, what is the accuracy?
SPAA05-RAMIS can measure altitude(MSL), with an accuracy of 1.5 meter RMS (4 ft RMS).
To measure the antenna height above ground, we suggest using a dropdown measure tape.
The grounding strap on my SPAA05-NEX was broken off. I need to see how to reattach it but I can't find any pictures and I can't download any manuals for this unit.
The grounding strap is a piece of braiding that you can connect with a seperate grounding wire to the pole or grounding bar, while measuring on live antennas. It is supposed to hang loose. Manuals will be available soon.
The PDA displays an error message when the application is activated: "An error occurred when checking the license information." How do we fix this?
You probably have reinstalled the software on you PDA and a wrong license file was created. Please delete the license file in My Device/Program Files/UMTS/SPAA05 PDA and run the software. You will end up in the license activation screen where you can enter your correct license details.
I was not given any instruction on how to use this equipment, once it is attached to the antenna it reads "xxx.x". How do i get it to give me an azimuth reading?
When the RDS unit shows XXX.X it means that the SPAA05 doesn't have enough good satellites in use and cannot calculate the compass bearing. You have wait until you have more than 5 satellites. Please make sure that the SPAA05 tool is at the top of the cell antenna and that the view to the sky is unblocked.
The tool has been charging for more than 15 hours since yesterday morning and I still dont have a green light. What does it take to recharge it?
Charging normally takes approximately 6 hours from empty to full.
Please try to use the unit and check how long your charge lasts. It should be between 6 to 8 hours of continues usage.
Does the SPAA05 tool withstand foul weather?
You can use the SPAA05-NEX tool in rain and shine and any normal temperature range. Although it is not underwater proof it complies with IP66. Of course you should not store the SPAA05-NEX in a wet place.
Our main concern is to adjust the antenna tilt and not on antenna azimuth. It is found that the antenna tilt is available as a add-on component. Are there stand-alone systems available?
Yes we are currently developing a stand alone antenna tilt system that works with SPAA05-RAMIS. Please e-mail us for more information.
What is the purpose of the braided wire that is connected to the telescoping antenna right below the first element and is it replaceable? I am not referring to the shielded I/O cable.
The braided wire on our 2008 models was there to provide an additional grounding to the tower structure in case you experience interference from live antennas. In our 2009 version this wire is no longer available as we are filtering inside.