Solid-state power amplifiers for military and commercial satellite command systems from Paradise Datacom

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. –S The Teledyne Defense Electronics Paradise Datacom segment in State College, Pa., is introducing dual L- and S-band solid-state power amplifiers for military and commercial satellite command systems.

The L/S dual-band amplifier is available in two power levels in rugged outdoor-rated enclosures. Power levels to 800 Watts are available in the HPAS2800GHXXXXXG high power outdoor amplifier package, and to 400 Watts in the HPAS2400GCXXXXXG compact outdoor amplifier enclosure. Both units are available covering 1.75 to 2.12 GHz.

A fit for military and commercial command and control environments, the L/S-band amplifier provides the high reliability of solid-state technology to support critical communications between the Earth and satellites, in a rugged outdoor-rated enclosure.

Compared to older vacuum-based technology, the enhanced reliability and ease-of-use gives operators the opportunity to support command and control facilities with non- or semi-technical staff.

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S- and L-band frequencies have been the industry’s bands of choice for satellite command positioning and tracking applications like global positioning systems (GPS) and tracking, telemetry, and control ground stations.

This dual-band product offers to lower the costs of command and control, leave a much smaller footprint, and deliver higher reliability compared to traditional klystron power amplifiers. With modular solid-state deployments with n+1 redundancy, the amplifiers can benefit from unmanned or remotely manned uplinks.

For more information contact Teledyne Defense Electronics Paradise Datacom online at www.teledynedefenseelectronics.com/paradisedatacom.