Pathfinder 'Tacsat' - Remotely controlled portable UHF TACSAT antenna
Introducing the 'Tacsat' portable UHF TACSAT antenna from SystemWare Europe.
'Tacsat' is a fully transportable motorised tripod with quick release mounted
helical antenna which can be hand carried and deployed in your in-theater
HQ.
Traditional designs for portable UHF TACSAT antennas can place severe limitations
on link performance. These tend to be based on manpack antennas and can
lack the gain necessary to give reliable service under adverse conditions.
Placing a higher gain antenna at the HQ can greatly improve link margin,
giving you reliable communications when you most need them.
The fully motorised tripod mount, with integral controller, allows the user to switch satellites by simply selecting from a drop down list. When used in conjunction with SystemWare Europe’s ‘Lynxat’ RF over fibre system, ‘Tacsat’ can be located hundreds or thousands of meters from your radios. A roof mounted antenna can be totally remotely operated without user intervention.
Tacsat Features:
- Lightweight rugged construction
- Fully motorised in azimuth and elevation
- Full ‘over fibre’ control from ‘Lynxat’ web browser interface
- Available in a variety of gains and frequency ranges
- Handheld controller supplied for local control during setup
- Sand plates for use on unstable surfaces
Tacsat Benefits:
- Easily portable
meets commercial carrier baggage requirements - Quick to deploy
no tools required - Simple to set-up
one alignment required - Higher gain
gives greater reliability and performance
Tacsat Specifications:
Electrical (with 8-turn antenna):
Frequency range 225 to 400MHz (other ranges available)
Polarisation LHCP or RHCP
Maximum transmit power 500W
Gain 13.8 dBiC
3dB beamwidth 36o
Power 28V DC supplied by ’Lynxat’ Outdoor Unit
Remote Interface- RS232 remote interface for connection to ‘Lynxat’ Outdoor
Unit
Mechanical:
Weight: Antenna – 17kg (37lb),
Tripod – 10kg (22lb),
Positioner head – 12kg (26lb)
Antenna dimensions – 2.6m (103 inches) length, 1.4m (55 inches) diameter
groundplane
Material – alloy with stainless steel hardware
Environmental:
Wind speed: Operational – 160 kph (100mph),
Survival – 225 kph (140mph)
Operating temperature range -20oC (-4oF) to
60oC (140oF) ambient
Operating humidity to 100% non-condensing
Operating altitude to 3050m (10,000ft)