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HAT-110

Auto-Tracking Antenna

The HAT-110 is a ground-station auto-tracking antenna that parses MAVLink packets from the remote UAV or USV to steer azimuth and elevation automatically, with a maximum tracking range beyond 300 km, continuous 0–360° pan, 0–90° tilt and a 10 kg antenna payload. Built-in RTK-based north finding simplifies deployment and keeps tracking accurate even from a mobile ground station, working alongside the FV-800 and ETL-210A transceivers. Its control board is designed and built by HiDes in Taiwan.

HAT-110 auto-tracking antenna with grid dish and Yagi
HAT-110 — Front view
Front view
HAT-110 — Side view
Side view
HAT-110 — Three-antenna payload (front)
Three-antenna payload (front)
HAT-110 — Three-antenna payload (side)
Three-antenna payload (side)
HAT-110 — Three-antenna payload (rear)
Three-antenna payload (rear)
HAT-110 — Range with 8 W power amplifier
Range with 8 W power amplifier

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Max tracking range
>300 km
Continuous pan
360°
Max antenna payload
10 kg
Auto north-finding
RTK

System features

  • 01 Parses MAVLink packets; automatic azimuth/elevation steering
  • 02 Built-in RTK auto north-finding — deploy from mobile ground stations
  • 03 MAVLink / UDP / HTTP controller protocols
  • 04 Stepping-motor drive system (Oriental Motor, Japan)

[ Auto-tracking ]

The target moves. The antenna follows.

A long-range link depends on a directional antenna, so a moving target has to be re-acquired continuously. The HAT-110 parses MAVLink packets from the remote UAV or USV and steers itself — 0–360° continuous pan, 0–90° tilt, with no operator input.

Azimuth
17.0°
Elevation
22.0°
Status
Locked

Shown 92° / 360° · Pan >25°/s

HAT-110 The target moves. The antenna follows.
Target

[ Deployment ]

Set it down and it tracks. No north to find first.

A tracking antenna has to know which way it is facing before it can steer. The HAT-110 finds that heading itself, from RTK, as soon as it is set up — no manual alignment. The reference comes from satellites rather than from the platform, so a ground station mounted on a vehicle or a boat keeps a valid bearing even as the platform turns.

Top view: true north, platform axis and antenna bearing are mutually independent True north N Platform axis Antenna bearing 300° Drag the handle to aim the antenna
Top view: true north, platform axis and antenna bearing are mutually independent

[ System ]

The antenna is one end of a link

The HAT-110 keeps the ground station pointed at the vehicle. The link itself is carried by an FV-800 or an ETL-210A: the antenna reads MAVLink and decides where to point, the transceiver moves the video and the data. Together they are one long-range link.

Airborne
FV-800 / ETL-210A
Video + C2 data
COFDM link
Ground
Ground
HAT-110 + ETL-210A
Tracking antenna + transceiver

HAT-110

Specifications

Specifications

Interface
RJ-45 (4-pin) · power 4-pin (up to 3 A) · spare 4-pin
Power
24 V DC · peak 2.31 A (56 W)
Coverage
Pan 0–360° continuous · tilt 0–90°
Speed
Pan >25°/s · tilt >15°/s
Torque
> 3 kgf·m
Max payload
10 kg
Max tracking range
> 300 km
Weight
< 7 kg (w/o antenna & tripod)
Operating temp.
−10 °C ~ 60 °C