The New Magnavox GPS Receiver Technology

Richard Keegan

Abstract:	In January, Magnavox announced a GPS upgrade to the MX 4102 Transit Navigator. This upgrade con- sists of a GPS Navigation Sensor and Antenna. The Navigation Sensor is the first of a new gen- eration of Magnavox GPS equipment. It is a six- channel continuous tracking navigation sensor that weighs less than two pounds and consumes less than 3.5 watts and retails for just over $3,000. In order to achieve these remarkable results Magnavox re-invented and re-engineered every function of a GPS receiver. From the antenna, to the receiver architecture and digital signal processing, to the navigation algorithms, all are new. This paper describes this new technology and presents performance results of the first product to employ this technology, the MX 4200.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 3rd International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1990) September 19 - 21, 1990 The Broadmoor Hotel Colorado Spring, CO
Pages:	48 - 54
Cite this article:	Keegan, Richard, "The New Magnavox GPS Receiver Technology," Proceedings of the 3rd International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1990), Colorado Spring, CO, September 1990, pp. 48-54.
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