Sensors & Software pulseEKKO, Product Manual, Page: 13 / 251

Introduction
1
1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of a pulseEKKO Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) system.
pulseEKKO is designed to meet the needs of GPR professionals by addressing a wide range of
GPR applications. The variety of components available allow for a truly customizable unit.
Features include:
•
Multiple frequencies provide a variety of exploration depths and spatial resolutions
required by different applications.
•
Lower frequency (LF) antennas with center frequencies and bandwidths of 12.5, 25, 50,
100 and 200 MHz connected to transmitter and receiver electronic modules.
•
Shielded, higher frequency (HF) transducers provide center frequencies and bandwidths
of 250, 500 and 1000 MHz.
•
Several antennas and/or transducers can be deployed simultaneously when using
SPIDAR hardware.
•
Multiple configurations and deployment methods provide practical field operation.
•
The fully bistatic configuration enables variable antenna offsets and orientations for
advanced survey types such as multi-offset, trans-illumination and multi-polarization.
•
Data is collected and displayed on the new DVL-500. The DVL-500 is a ruggedized
display, with a high-visibility touchscreen, Wi-Fi compatibility and easy USB data export.
•
Acquired data is in Sensors & Software's industry standard format. Post-processing and
analysis can be accomplished by importing the data into the EKKO_Project software.
The first half of this manual describes the physical assembly of the various configurations. The
remainder describes menu operation, data collection, troubleshooting and techniques for proper
surveying.