We offer two brands of Converters – Comtech EF Data and Radyne. The converters set the standard for consistent reliability and cost-effective, high-performance frequency conversion. Available in many frequencies, our converters are ideal in a variety of applications.
Key Features
- Low Phase Noise – Exceeding the IESS phase noise mask for IBS and IDR services, the converters allow high capacity earth stations to add more modulators while meeting transmission standards. The close-in phase noise is also very low, which is ideal for low-bit-rate digital circuits.
- High Gain – Our converters feature superior specifications for standard gain and output levels, enabling longer cable runs and supporting elaborate combining networks without adding expensive, external options.
- Gain Compensation – Each converter includes automatic digital gain compensation to reduce differences caused by fluctuations in the ambient temperature. This unprecedented gain stability can lessen overall operating costs by decreasing satellite power and bandwidth usage.
- Daisy Chain Switching (Patented) – The converters support redundant operation using distributed protection switching in an active Daisy Chain configuration, providing backup for 1 to 12 online converters. A high-speed bus provides the communications interface between the backup and online converters to detect faults and reconfigure the subsystem to replace the failed converter without affecting online converter operations.
- Synthesizer Technology (Patented) – Using our analog/digital PLL technology, the converters provide the low phase noise performance of an analog PLL with the guaranteed frequency accuracy of a digital PLL.
Common Applications
- High capacity earth stations accessing many transponders, where space usage and economy are prime considerations
- Construction of transportable flyaway terminal systems
- SCPC, DAMA & TDMA
- Full transponder HDTV
- Analog TV
