Newtec Azimuth Series AZ740 Indoor L-Band Block Upconverter System
Frequency ranges cover DBS, C and Ku-Band
AZ740 Series L-Band Upconverter
This product has reached end of life and has been replaced by the Newtec FRC0740.
The Newtec AZ740 is a High Performance frequency upconverter designed for a wide range of Broadcast, Telco and IP satellite applications that converts a standard L-band (950-1750 MHz) signal to a wide range of RF frequencies such as C-band, Ku-Band and DBS-band.
The Newtec Azimuth Series AZ740 guarantees the best signal quality thanks to a very high frequency stability and very low spurious characteristics. The 740 is the ideal solution when the block upconverter can’t be included in the modulator or when the L-band signal has to be converted to more than one frequency range simultaneously (e.g. Ku-band and DBS-band).
Dual RF Input
This block upconverter has two L-band inputs and on L-band monitoring output. The signals on the two L-band inputs can be combined inside the unit before being up-converted. The high output frequency stability is provided by an internal 10 MHz reference clock. For applications requiring a very high frequency stability (such as for very low data rate carriers), an optional very high stability reference clock can be ordered.
The AZ740 is easy to operate and monitor. All control and monitoring parameters are available locally on the front panel and remotely through a web interface. It is also possible to control or monitor via RMCP or SNMP.
Key features
• Wide choice of RF frequency ranges covering C, Ku and DBS-bands
• Very high frequency stability
• Very low spurious characteristics
• 2 L-band inputs and one L-band output
• Integrated signal combiner
• Very high linearity
• Very good gain fl atness over the entire bandwidth
Main advantages
• Highest signal quality
• Extensive coverage of all transponder frequencies
• High fl exibility
Applications
• Earth Stations
• DTH
• Telco and trunking satellite infrastructures
• VSAT hubs
• Generic satcom applications
Related
AZ710 Upconverter
AZ720 Downconverter
AZ730 Up & Down Converter
AZ750 L-band Combiner
AZ270 1+1 Frequency Converter Redundancy Switch
AZ200 Universal Switching System
Interfaces
Input interface upconverter (IF)
• Connector SMA (F), 50 ohms
• Return loss >12dB
Output interface (L-band monitoring)
• Connector SMA (F), 50 ohms
• Return loss >12 dB
• Gain 0 dB
Output interface (RF)
• Connector RF-band out SMA (F), 50 ohms
• Return loss >12dB
10 MHz reference input / output (optional)
• Connector BNC (F), 50 ohms
• Input level -3dBm up to 7dBm
• Output level +7dBm
Channel characteristics (L-band to RF-band)
• Output Frequency ranges
Band Input freq Output freq LO freq
(MHz) (GHz) (MHz)
C-band: 950-1750 5.85 – 6.65 7600
Ku-band: 1150-1750 12.75 – 13.25 11600
Ku-band: 950-1700 13.75 – 14.50 12800
DBS-band: 950-1750 17.30 – 18.10 16350
DBS-band: 950-1750 17.60 – 18.40 16650
• Gain ( over temperature and frequency)
C-band 0dB±5dB
Ku-band 12.75-13.25 GHz 0dB±5dB
Ku-band 13.75-14.50 GHz 0dB±3dB
DBS-band 0dB±2dB
• Output 1dB compression C & Ku-band >0dBm
• Output 1 dB compression DBS-band >10dBm
• Gain flatness C & Ku-band ±0.35dB/36MHz max
• Gain flatness DBS-band ±0.20dB/36MHz max
• In-band spurious
Non signal related <-80dBm
Signal related for rate >200Kbaud
C and Ku-band (up to -10dBm output) <-66dBc/4KHz
DBS-band (up to 0dBm output) <-66dBc/4KHz
• RF output mute >60dBc
• Phase noise
@ 10 Hz <-30 dBc/Hz
@ 100 Hz <-60 dBc/Hz
@ 1 KHz <-75 dBc/Hz
@ 10 KHz <-85 dBc/Hz
@ 100 KHz <-95dBc/Hz
• Residual group delay 1 ns peak-to-peak
Internal Reference frequency
High Stability Stability ±5x10-8 over 0°C to 70°C
Ageing ± 15 ppb/day
± 300 ppb/year
Very High Stability (optional)
Stability ±2x10-9 over 0°C to 65°C
Ageing ± 0.5 ppb/day
± 500 ppb/10 year
Generic
Monitor and control interfaces
• Web based GUI
• Diagnostics report, alarm log
• RMCP over TCP-IP/UDP and RS232/RS485
• SNMP v2c
Alarm interface
• Electrical dual contact closure alarm contacts
• Connector 9-pin sub-D (F)
• Logical interface and general device alarm
Available Alarms
• 10 MHz alarm
• Power supply alarm
• Temperature alarm
• Synthesizer out-of-lock
Physical
• 1RU, width: 19”, depth 51 cm, <6 kg
• Power supply: 90-130 & 180-260 Vac, 105 VA, 47-63 Hz
• Temperature
- Operational: 0°C to 40°C
- Storage: -40 to +70°C
• Humidity: 5% to 85% non-condensing
• CE label
• Earth Stations
• DTH
• Telco and trunking satellite infrastructures
• VSAT hubs
• Generic satcom applications
