Series 8000 Radar Repeater

Series 8000 Remote Radar Target Repeater

Product Details

The Eastern OptX Series 8000 Radar Target Repeater is a portable, variable delay and propagation loss system designed for radar testing and alignment. The repeater may be remotely programmed in the field for dynamic operation. When connected to a user-specified antenna the repeater can provide delays of up to 500 ㎲ec with a fixed delay, multiple discrete delays, or a progressive variable delay with amplitude control The Series 8000 features ultra-wide bandwidth, low loss, high isolation, low noise figure, and high dynamic range.

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The Eastern OptX Series 8000 Radar Target Repeater is a portable, variable delay and propagation loss system designed for radar testing and alignment. The repeater may be remotely programmed in the field for dynamic operation. When connected to a user specified antenna the repeater can provide delays of up to 500 μsec with a fixed delay, multiple discrete delays, or a progressive variable delay with amplitude control. The Series 8000 features ultra wide bandwidth, low loss, high isolation, low noise figure, and high dynamic range.

Series 8000 Remote Radar Target Repeater in transit case

Standard System Features
Eastern OptX Series 8000 fiber-optic technology overcomes the shortcomings of conventional schemes such as acoustic, digital, and coaxial transmission line delays including
• Quantization Errors
• Triple Transit Time
• Dispersion

Radar Applications
• Alignment
• Development Testing
• Calibration
• Qualification Testing
• Multipath and Clutter Simulation
• Interferer Injection (Jammer)

Reliability
• > 140,000 hours of operation in field environments
• Systems in continuous operation for more than 4 years

Parameter	Specifications	Notes
Delay Accuracy	1 %	Optional 0.1%
Delay Repeatability	0.01%	At constant Temperature
VSWR	2 : 1	Maximum
Spurious Free Dynamic Range	100 dB/Hz2/3	Minimum
1 dB Input Compression	-15 dBm	Minimum
Noise Figure	25 dB	Maximum (Lower NF optional)
Input/Output Impedance	50 Ω	Nominal
Dimensions	19” Rack Per EIA-310-D	2U – 5U, 18” – 22” depending on design

Series 8000 Options

Feature	Options / Description
Frequency Range	Octave Bandwidths from 0.1 to 18 (GHz)
Number of Delays	1 to 8
Delay Values	0.1 to 500 µsec
Delay Configuration	Discrete (Individually, selectable cells), or Progressive. (2n possible combinations of user selectable cells)
Remote Control	Ethernet, TTL, USB, GPIB, None
Front Panel Control	Rotary Switch, LCD Touch Screen, Keypad, Toggle, None
RF connector	Type N or SMA (Jack (F), Other connector types available
Bypass	Yes / No. (Zero Delay Position)
Amplitude Control	Manual (Rotary Attenuator) and programmable amplitude control, 0 to 120 dB. Fixed attenuator option is available
External Delay	Yes / No (Optical ports provided for user connected, external fiber optic delay line)
Power Meter	Yes / No (Built-in, average RF power meter )
Switching Speed	< 10 ms, < 10 s (Remote control delay switching speed)
Power Option	120 VAC (60 Hz) or 230 VAC (50 Hz), 12 VDC, 24 VDC