Hardware
1.25m parabolic dish antenna
Integrated feed/downconverter
Dartcom USB receiver for GK-2A LRIT and GOES HRIT
Antenna
- Powder-coated solid aluminium 1.25m parabolic reflector.
- Powder-coated steel azimuth/elevation mount and pedestal.
- Integrated feed/downconverter with weatherproof O-ring sealed machined case.
- Up to 100m of RG213 50Ω co-axial cable.
Receiver
- High-quality, low-cost receiver supporting GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK-2A) LRIT and GOES HRIT transmissions.
- Housed in a sleek, compact, durable extruded aluminium case.
- USB interface for fast, reliable data transfer to the host computer.
- Fully software controlled, with detailed status reports available.
- Built-in time-stamped fault logging.
- 20-LED real-time signal level display for easy dish alignment and operational signal monitoring.
- Status LEDs for LNB power, signal lock, USB ready, control communications, data buffer status and frame synchronisation.
- Adjustable RF attenuator to accommodate LNB signal inputs between –15dBm and –75dBm.
- Supports QPSK and BPSK demodulation.
- Built-in hardware Viterbi decoding.
- Supplies power to the downconverter via the RF input.
- Supplied with external 100–240V AC switch mode PSU.
- DC–DC converter PSU also available for battery or portable operation (input 10.6–15V DC).
Parabolic reflector specifications
Reflector type |
Prime focus parabolic |
Reflective material |
Solid aluminium, powder-coated |
Reflector diameter |
1.25m |
F/D ratio |
0.38 |
Gain |
24.0dBi |
Polarisation |
Linear |
G/T @ 5° elevation |
2.2dB/K |
Wind speeds |
112km/h (60kt) operational 201km/h (109kt) survival |
Feed and downconverter specifications
Feed type |
PCB patch IFD |
Polarisation |
Linear |
RF input |
1691MHz ±25MHz |
LNA noise figure |
1.2dB typical |
Pre-LNA filter |
3-pole, –3dB ±60MHz |
Total gain |
>50dB |
LO frequency |
1553.5MHz |
RF output |
137.5MHz ±25MHz |
Receiver specifications
RF input frequency |
135–144MHz (1688.5–1697.5MHz from a 1691MHz to 137.5MHz LNB) |
Frequency resolution |
5kHz |
RF input connector |
50Ω BNC |
RF input level |
–15dBm to –75dBm |
Symbol rates |
64ksps to 1024ksps |
Viterbi decoding |
½, K=7, G1=171, G2=133 |
Demodulator modes |
QPSK, BPSK |
Data encodings |
NRZ-S, NRZ-M, NRZ-L |
Digital interface |
USB port |
Power requirements |
15V DC @ 2A |
LNB power |
14–15V DC nominal @ 0.75A via RF input |
PSU |
External switch mode, input 100–240V AC 47–63Hz @ 1.2A |
Dimensions (W×H×D) |
175×60×240mm |
Weight |
1.7kg (including PSU) |
Coverage