Key Specifications:
Applications:
Produced initially to serve a dual role as a man-portable or vehicle-mounted, rugged, reliable and secure ground position locating transponder with companion battery pack; the standard Caledonian Airborne Systems I-Band Radar Beacon can be readily adapted to satisfy a wide variety of roles to meet customer-specific requirements for portable, vehicle, marine or airborne applications.
Programmability of principal characteristics, combined with a modular design philosophy, and Caledonian's extensive packaging expertise ensures ease of system reconfiguration to suit each requirement. Operation can be from either the vehicle/aircraft 28VDC supply or optional power pack. Battery recharging is carried out on any 28VDC supply without the need for additional equipment. Other supplies can be accommodated to order.
Self test and beacon status indicators provide operator assurance. Full end-to-end supplementary field, flight-line or workshop testing can be carried out using a derivative of the standard Caledonian Airborne Systems Type-S Radar Transponder Test Gun.
Product Specifications:
| Receiver: | Interrogator Freq: | 9.375 GHz |
| Bandwidth: | 10 MHz | |
| Pulse Width Discrimination: | Programmable | |
| Sensitivity: | -57 dBm | |
| Protection: | 100 Watt Peak | |
| Transmitter: | Responder Freq: | 9.310 GHz |
| Peak Power: | 10 Watts standards (Up to 400 watts avail.) | |
| Response Delay: | Programmable | |
| Pulse Width: | Programmable | |
| Pulse Spacing: | Programmable | |
| Replay Code: | Up to 16 Codes as RTCA/DO-172 | |
| Max. Duty Cycle: | 0.5% | |
| General: | Power Supply: | +18 o 36 VDC at 15 Watts |
| Battery recharge time: | 3 hours typically | |
| Antenna: | Omni directional or Directional | |
| Operating temperature: | -35 °C to +55 °C | |
| Dimensions: | Responder Unit: | 200 x 200 x 75 mm |
| Battery Pack: | 200 x 200 x 115 mm | |
| Mass: | Responder Unit: | 3.25 Kg |
| Battery Pack: | 5 Kg | |
| Connectors: | DC : Pattern 105 or equiv. | RF: Type N Female |