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SPARTE : L/S/L+S-band compact ground station

Only 2 elements compose this highly compact and complete telemetry station with monopulse tracking:

• Our SPART antenna equipped with
  • our 2 axes pedestal
    • High accuracy of tracking
    • Low mechanical backlash
    • High stiffness
    • Unlimited azimuth rotation
  • feed and low noise amplifier  (IN-SNEC®)  designed by ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS and renowned for their high MTBF
  • camera
• Our integrated Antenna Control System and Broadband Radio Telemetry Receiver Cortex ACS-RTR

The S/L/L+S band compact station combines all advantages of SPARTE 2's performances and reliability. Several telemetry antennas have been already sold.

Main features

• L-band, S-band, L+S-band operation
• RHCP and LHCP simultaneously
• Many operational modes
• Many available options
• Available sizes : 1.8m, 2.4m, 3m, 4.6m, 7.3m, 11m (over size available on request)
• Mobile or fixe

COM'TRACK: S-band compact tracking antenna system

Solution for distance < 100 miles
 

COM'TRACK is an autonomous compact system and is able to perform down link (S-band) or full duplex link (P/S-bands) operations..
All major elements are housed inside the radome (tracking antenna, receivers, transmitters).

Applications

• Surveillance from helicopters, aircraft, UAV, ground vehicles
• Remote control and tele-operation
• Video, telemetry, reception and transmission

Main features

• Transportability and easy installation and operation
• Easy using thanks to an intuitive graphic user interface
• Modular design depending on user requirements
• Fully integrated azimuth tracking system
• Operational range : 1 and 100 km (depend on the application)
  • long range directional coverage
  • short range zenithal coverage
• Dimensions : 25 " x 31.5" (635 x 800mm)
• Weight : 66 to 77 lb (30 to 35kg)
• Many versions available
  • with integrated receiver (MREC) & Bitsynchronizer (transmitter in option)
  • with external receiver (Cortex RTR-L or Cortex RTR-XL) (transmitter in option)

Test recorders

This equipment is designed and manufactured by ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS GmbH and promoted in the US through ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS Inc.

RSR: Radio Signal Recorder

Main features

• True IF 70 MHz recording/reproducing
• Recording bandwidth : 40 MHz per IFchannel
• 3 IF inputs
• < 5 ns Cross channel synchronization
• Individually selectable signal bandwidth for optimized recording performance
• Direct IF sampling
• Full digital processing
• IRIG-106 Chapter 10 Data File Format
• Removable disk cartridges, LTO archiving supported & FTP Share File Platform

Main benefits

• Efficient phase noise and IF processing to support the advanced modulation schemes (SOQPSK, Multi-h CPM)
• Wideband processing for higher data rates
• Integration with drastically reduced hardware
• No tuning, no preventive maintenance
• IF loopback for channel test
• Easy to use GUI based on touch screen
• IF signals real-time spectrum display for input verification

Advantys - Multi-Mission Telemetry System

The ENERTEC™ "Advantys" multi-mission telemetry system gives access to numerous fields of application, in data acquisition, flight testing of aircraft and missiles, ground vehicle testing, radar system proving, satellite integration, testing and monitoring, and many more.

It provides real-time, play-back and off-line capabilities such as data acquisition, parameter extraction, processing, storage, analysis and display.

• 20Mbit/s per PCM Stream
• Complex PCM formats: IRIG106, Daniel, CE-83, ARINC, etc
• Real-Time, Multi-Stream processing
• One microsecond timing accuracy
• Architecture for high-speed processing and distribution of data
• Readily Expandable for New Missions and Multiple Users
• Giga-Ethernet for data distribution
• Open Standard on Windows-NT/2000/XP & PCI platform (PC)
• Industrial Hardware & Software standards increase reliability
• Full manufacturer and product support services