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APPENDIX 1: SPECIFICATION
Frequency:
9.2 – 9.5 GHz
Polarisation:
Horizontal
Sweep rate:
40 MHz /
µ
s nominal
Response signal:
12 sweeps
Form of sweep:
Forward:
7.5 +1
µ
s
Reverse:
0.4 +0.1
µ
s
Pulse emission:
100
µ
s nominal
EIRP:
400mW minimum (equivalent to +26 dBm)
Effective receiver sensitivity:
Better than –50 dBm
(equivalent to 0.1 W/m
2
)
(Note 1)
Duration of operation:
96 hours standby followed by 8 hours minimum of
transmission when interrogated with 1kHz PRF
Temperature range:
Operating:
Storage:
-20 ºC to +55 ºC
-30 ºC to +65 ºC
Recovery time:
10
µ
s max following excitation
Effective antenna height:
>=1 m
(Note 2)
Delay:
0.5
µ
s max
Antenna vertical bea2 dB:
+12.5º minimum relative to the horizontal plane of
the transponder
Antenna azimuthal beamwidth:
Omni direc2 dB
WEIGHT:
SART only:
360 g
SART + pole:
510 g
SART complete:
530 g
DIMENSIONS:
Overall, in bracket:
283 x 101 x 90 mm
BUOYANCY:
Buoyant
