
Rack-Mount RDMS
TM
Telemetry Receiver
6
Quasonix, Inc.
2 Specifications
Characteristic
Specification
Receiver Section
Type
Dual-conversion superheterodyne
Standard Input RF Frequency
P band:
400.0 MHz
–
1150.0 MHz
Lower-L band:
1435.0 MHz
–
1534.5 MHz
Upper-L band:
1755.0 MHz
–
1850.0 MHz
S band:
2200.5 MHz
–
2394.5 MHz
C band:
4400.0 MHz
–
5150.0 MHz
P and S bands:
400.0 MHz
–
1150.0 MHz and
2200.5 MHz
–
2394.5 MHz
S and C bands:
2200.5 MHz
–
2394.5 MHz and
4400.0 MHz
–
5150.0 MHz
Tri band:
Lower L, Upper L, S
Quad band:
Lower L, Upper L, P, and S
Quad band:
Lower L, Upper L, S, and C
5-band:
Lower L, Upper L, S, C, and P
Tuning resolution
Tunes in 62.5 kHz increments, to the 70 MHz IF output, after the 70 MHz IF output,
receiver tunes in increments of less than 1 Hz
Frequency stability
1 ppm over temperature
1 ppm per year aging
Reference oscillator
20 MHz
Noise figure
3.5 dB (typical), 5 dB (maximum)
LO phase noise, measured at 70 MHz
IF output
-115 dBc/Hz @ 1 MHz offset
Maximum RF input
+20 dBm (+10 dBm for C-band)
Available gain (to 70 MHz IF output)
114 dB
Gain control
128 dB control range
User selectable: AGC or MGC (AGC freeze)
AGC time constant
Adjustable to any value from 0.1 ms to 1000 ms
First IF bandwidth
60 MHz (nominal)
IF rejection
> 90 dB
Image rejection
70 dB
RF input impedance
50 ohms
VSWR
3:1 Max; 2.5:1 Typical