CARNIC ASSOCIATION LARGE MILLIMETER ARRAY APS
46º22'30" N 13º05'47" E - 296m a.s.l
Amaro (UD) - Italy
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Antenna
Name:
CALMA SRT 00
Type:
Mesh Parabolic Reflector
Diameter:
2.40m
F/D:
0.40
Focal Length:
0.96m
HPBW:
H-V 6°
Working Frequency:
up to 6GHz
Aperture Efficency:
0.52
Gain:
28dB
Feed
Type:
Low Profile Helix Antenna
Polarization:
LCP
Center Frequency:
1420.0 MHz
Wavelength:
0.21m
Impedence:
before matching ~133Ω
after matching ~50Ω
Gain:
~6dB
LNA
Amplifier Model:
SPF5189Z
Type:
Wideband
Figure Noise at 1420MHz:
~0.68dB
Impedence:
50Ω
Power Supply:
5V
Power Consumation
180mA
BandPass Filter
1420-1470MHz
Total Gain at 1420MHz:
~30dB
Rotor
Model:
SPID BIGRAS-HR
Type:
Alt-az
Encoders Resolution
0.1°
Control Unit
MD-01
Receiver
Model:
USB-TV dongle
Manifacture:
Rafael R820T tuner
Type:
Super-Heterodyne
Impedence:
50Ω
Demodulator:
Realtek RTL2832U
Sampling:
8bit
Sample Rate:
2.4MS/s
PC Interface:
USB 2.0