Trimble has introduced a smart antenna enclosure option for its PX-1 RTX positioning solution, targeting commercial drone delivery integrators seeking to reduce development timelines.
The enclosure combines the Trimble PX-1 RTX with a Calian AC4990ECF full-band Accutenna 4 (AC4) antenna element in a single drop-in package. The Calian antenna incorporates the company’s eXtended Filtering (XF) technology, which applies tight filtering around GNSS bands — to -80 dB — to reject out-of-band interference from LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, and Ligado signals. The XF+ variant isolates upper and lower band gain paths to prevent jamming saturation across both.
The PX-1 RTX itself combines Trimble’s CenterPoint RTX corrections with compact GNSS-inertial hardware, delivering real-time centimeter-level positioning and precise true heading. The system is designed to support tighter control during takeoff and landing in obstructed environments and to reduce reliance on magnetic sensors.
“Bypassing lengthy development cycles provides an edge in today’s highly dynamic UAV landscape,” said Joe Hutton, director of Applanix airborne products at Trimble. “Removing board-level integration challenges like RF interference and mechanical noise, and incorporating a high-performance, state-of-the-art GNSS antenna element from Calian, this drop-in positioning solution enables our customers to integrate real-time centimeter positioning into their products in weeks instead of months.”
The smart antenna enclosure option is expected to be available through Trimble Applanix sales channels in Q3 2026.
