1.2 Meter Motorized Vehicle Mount Antenna (PS120)
Carbon-fiber vehicle-mounted SNG antenna system with auto-deploy, auto-acquisition and motorized tracking for satellite news gathering.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 85 kg
- Power
- 350 W
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Reflector aperture
- 1.2 m
- Reflector type
- Single Offset
- Tx frequency
- 13.75-14.5 GHz
- Rx frequency
- 10.700-12.750 GHz
- Tx gain
- 43.4 dBi
- Rx gain
- 41.7 dBi
- Polarization feature
- Linear
- Cross polarization
- >= 35 dB (Axial)
- Rx/tx isolation
- Rx>40 dB, Tx>85 dB
- Vswr
- 1.3:1
- Sidelobe performance
- <= -14 dB (first side lobe)
- Mass
- <= 85 kg (BUC and packages not included)
- Stowed size
- 1755 mm x 1250 mm x 420 mm (LxWxH)
- Slewing area - azimuth
- +/- 200 deg
- Slewing area - elevation
- 10-90 deg
- Slewing area - polarization
- +/- 90 deg
- Rotate speed
- 0.1-6 deg/s (Az/El/Pol)
- Tracking accuracy
- 0.3 dB (RMS)
- Satellite lock time
- <= 3 min
- Operating temperature
- -40C to +60C
- Operational wind load
- <= 20 m/s
- Survival wind load
- <= 25 m/s
- Protection grade
- IP65
- Power supply
- 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
- System consumption
- <= 350 W (BUC not included)
About
AST’s vehicle-mount (SNG) antennas use a carbon-fiber reflector for light weight, high strength and accuracy (RMS < 0.2mm), covering C, X, Ku and Ka bands with one-button satellite acquisition. An auto-deploy/auto-stow 'smart switch' completes positioning, deployment and satellite acquisition automatically, locking onto a satellite within about 3 minutes and supporting DVB-S1, DVB-S2, beacon and modem-based locking. Tracking accuracy is better than 0.3dB RMS, with three control modes (auto, motorized, manual) and motorized polarization adjustment. Options include a 1.2m offset antenna variant, auto control system, three-axis (Az/El/Pol) turntable, GPS/electrical compass, high-sensitivity beacon receiver, A-E rotary joint, step motor, and motorized polarization adjustment. The family covers 1.0m, 1.2m, 1.8m and 2.4m models, built for vehicle roof mounting.
Documentation
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