071-01620-0001 - Honeywell Bendix King KA96 GPS WAAS Surface Mount Antenna

071-01620-0001 – Honeywell Bendix King KA96 GPS WAAS Surface Mount Antenna

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Overview

The Honeywell Bendix King KA96, part number 071-01620-0001, is a genuine OEM, high-performance active antenna, engineered specifically for IFR-certified GPS navigation systems that utilize the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). This antenna is a flight-critical component designed to receive not only the standard L1 GPS satellite signals but also the crucial WAAS correction signals broadcast from geostationary satellites. Featuring a low-noise amplifier and advanced filtering, the KA96 ensures a strong, stable, and accurate signal is delivered to the GPS navigator, which is essential for conducting precision GPS approaches like LPV.

Key Features

• WAAS/LPV Approach Capability: Fully certified to TSO-C144 standards, this antenna is designed with the specific phase stability and filtering required to receive and process the WAAS correction signal, enabling advanced, vertically-guided instrument approaches (LPV, LNAV/VNAV).
• Active Antenna with Low-Noise Amplifier (LNA): Features an integrated low-noise amplifier that boosts the weak satellite signals at the antenna, before any signal loss can occur in the coaxial cable run. This results in a superior signal-to-noise ratio, faster satellite acquisition, and a more robust signal lock.
• Advanced Signal Filtering: Incorporates specialized filtering to reject interference from other aircraft communication and navigation systems (like COM radios and transponders), ensuring the integrity of the GPS signal received by the navigator.
• Aerodynamic "Teardrop" Design: The rugged, sealed housing features a low-profile, aerodynamic teardrop shape that minimizes parasitic drag on the aircraft.
• Genuine Bendix King Component: As a genuine OEM part, it guarantees seamless compatibility and performance with Honeywell Bendix King WAAS-enabled GPS receivers, such as the KLN 94.

Technical Specifications

• Part Number: 071-01620-0001
• Model: KA96
• Component Type: Active WAAS GPS Antenna
• Frequency Range: 1575.42 MHz (GPS L1)
• Amplifier Gain: (Specify if known, typically in the range of 26-32 dB)
• Noise Figure: Low noise figure for superior signal quality.
• Polarization: Right-Hand Circular Polarization (RHCP)
• Voltage: Powered by DC voltage supplied by the GPS receiver via the coax cable.
• Mounting: External surface mount.
• Connector Type: Typically TNC Female
• Certification: FAA TSO-C144

Aircraft Compatibility

The KA96 is the specified WAAS antenna for certain Honeywell Bendix King GPS systems and can be used with other compatible receivers requiring a TSO-C144 certified active antenna.

• Primary Avionics Systems:
  • Honeywell Bendix King KLN 94 (when operating in a WAAS-certified installation)
  • Can be used with other WAAS GPS navigators requiring a compatible active antenna.
• Common Aircraft Platforms:
  • A wide range of general aviation aircraft from Cessna, Piper, Beechcraft, etc., that have been retrofitted with a compatible IFR WAAS GPS system.

Applicable Textron Aircraft

• Caravan or Grand Caravan EX
• Citation CJ1 or CJ1+
• Citation CJ2 or CJ2+
• Citation V, Ultra, Encore or Encore+
• Citation XLS, XLS+ or XLS Gen2
• Skyhawk
• Skylane
• Stationair

List not comprehensive, may be applicable on other models.

Applications

The KA96 is the essential front-end component for modern IFR navigation:

• Precision GPS Navigation: Enables en-route, terminal, and approach IFR navigation, including precision-like LPV approaches that provide vertical guidance down to ILS-like minimums.
• ADS-B Position Source: Provides the high-integrity position data required by an ADS-B transponder to meet the performance requirements for ADS-B Out mandates.
• Avionics Upgrades: The necessary antenna when upgrading an older, non-WAAS GPS system to a WAAS-capable navigator.

Why Choose 071-01620-0001?

The ability to fly precision GPS approaches with vertical guidance is one of the most significant safety enhancements in modern aviation. This capability is entirely dependent on the quality of the WAAS signal received by the navigator, which starts at the antenna. The Honeywell Bendix King KA96 is the certified, engineered solution that guarantees the navigator receives a clean, stable, and accurate signal. Using a non-WAAS or non-certified antenna will prevent the system from being able to provide vertical guidance on approaches. For IFR flight, there is no substitute for a genuine, TSO-certified WAAS antenna.

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The KA96 is designed to receive and process the L1 Coarse/Acquisition (C/A) signal at 1575.42 MHz. The Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) enhances the standard GPS signal by providing crucial integrity and correction data. Ground stations monitor GPS satellite performance, and this data is uplinked to geostationary (GEO) satellites. These GEO satellites then broadcast the correction message back to earth on the same L1 frequency. The KA96's advanced internal filtering and stable phase center are critical for distinguishing the WAAS signal from the primary GPS constellation signals and for providing the high-quality data necessary for the GPS receiver to calculate a highly accurate, vertically-guided glideslope for an LPV approach.

Textron Notes

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Note: This is a flight-critical avionics component. Installation must be performed by a certified A&P mechanic or avionics technician in accordance with the manufacturer's installation manual and all applicable airworthiness regulations. The antenna must be mounted on the top of the aircraft with an unobstructed view of the sky, and the coaxial cable must be of the correct type and length to prevent excessive signal loss.