ARTIKUL-V3
Mobile Aircraft-Based Direction Finder
Purpose:
- Direction finding, recording, technical analysis and classification of signals used in modern communication systems and data transfer system in HF, VHF, UHF and SHF ranges, as well as localization of their emitters. The last function is provided when the direction finder works as a part of mobile aircraft-based stations.
Typical configuration:
- Dismountable DF antenna system inside radio transparent radome with integrated two-channel radio receiver and navigation equipment (operating frequency range 20-3000 MHz, max. simultaneous bandwidth 24 MHz)
- Control and display unit with SMO-PPK, SMO-STA, SMO-KN, SMO-ASPD Software Packages.
ARTIKUL-V3 Direction Finder installed on a Helicopter
Options
- Built-in module for extension of operating frequency range (1.5 – 8000 MHz)
- Software package
- Analysis of signals of wireless communication and data transmission systems: GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5G, CDMA (IS-95, cdma2000, EV-DO), TETRA, DMR, dPMR, NXDN, APCO P25, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee
- Analysis of DVB-T/T2/H, DTMB signals
- Cross talk detection
- Communication equipment
Features:
- Navigation equipment integrated with the antenna system allows evaluating coordinates and course of the direction finder both while moving and at temporary stops
- To prevent overloading of Direction Finder's digital path in complicated electromagnetic environment, digital radio receiver includes additional analogue paths with 500 kHz bandwidth
- Joint operation of several direction finders (when communication equipment is available), e.g. as a part of Automated Spectrum Monitoring Systems (ARMADA, AREAL etc.)
Direction Finder Provides:
- Single- and multi-channel direction finding of radio signals with any modulation types and spectrum width
- Search for radio emission, measurement of their parameters and comparison with the database
- Creation of databases, their extension and comparing of the recorded data with the references in the database
- Recording of radio signals to a storage device
- Panoramic spectrum analysis within the entire operating frequency range or within separate intervals under complicated electromagnetic conditions, detection of changes in ambient electromagnetic conditions
- Recording the radio environment to the hard drive within a specified frequency range. This procedure can function within a long period and is based on amplitude/frequency/bearing/time coordinates, the station location and the absolute time at the time of saving
- Accumulation of data for further analysis in the postprocessing mode
- Displaying the emitter bearing and localization of detected emitter on the electronic map
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Technical Specifications
| Operating frequency range | 1.5 – 8000 MHz |
| Single-channel dynamic range (with attenuators) | 110 dB, min |
| Intermodulation free dynamic range (3rd and 2nd order) | 75 dB, min |
| Attenuators | 0 - 30 dB, incr 1 dB |
| Maximum simultaneous bandwidth: | |
| Within 1.5 - 5 MHz range | 1 MHz |
| Within 5 - 25 MHz range | 2 MHz |
| Within 25 - 110 MHz range | 5 MHz |
| Within 110 - 220 MHz range | 10 MHz |
| Within 220 - 8000 MHz range | 24 MHz |
| Receiver tuning resolution | 1 Hz |
| Panorama spectrum analysis rate when scanning over operating frequency range (with 12.5 kHz spectrum discreteness) | 15 GHz/s, min |
| Minimum duration of detected single signal | 1 µs |
| DF method | Correlative interferometer |
| Operating azimuth range | 0° - 360° |
| Operating elevation range | Not specified |
| Processed signal spectrum width | Arbitrary |
| Maximum simultaneous DF bandwidth | 24 MHz |
| Single-channel direction finding rate, min | 100 bearing/s |
| Processed single signal minimum duration | 1.5 ms |
| DF field sensitivity, max. | |
| Within 1.5 - 20 MHz range | 15 µV/m (typical 6 µV/m) |
| Within 20 - 3000 MHz range | 8 µV/m (typical 3 µV/m) |
| Within 3000 - 8000 MHz range | 15 µV/m (typical 6 µV/m) |
| Instrument azimuth DF accuracy (RMS): | |
| Within 1.5 - 20 MHz range | 5 max.° |
| Within 20 - 3000 MHz range | 2 max.° |
| Within 3000 - 8000 MHz range | 3 max.° |
| Types of recorded data | Bearing, spectrum, time, signal sampling (I/Q) |
| Maximum I/Q bandwidth | 40 MHz |
| Continuous recording time | Depends on the storage volume |
| Antenna system | single |
| Dimensions of antenna system (length×width×height) | 1620×1180×500 mm |
| Weight of antenna system (including radio transparent radome): | |
| For operating frequency range of 20 – 3000 MHz | max. 40 kg |
| For operating frequency range of 1.5 – 8000 MHz | 60 kg, max |
| DC power supply voltage | 10 - 32 V |
| Power supply by AC network (when power supply unit included) | 90-250 V |
| Power consumption without auxilary devices (controller, AWS etc.) | 200 W, max. |
| Operating temperature range | -50°C … +55°C |
| Maximum altitude above-sea level | 4500 m |
Typical curve of RMS vs. frequency (MHz) for ARTIKUL-V3 Direction Finder
Typical curve of DF sensitivity (μV/m) vs. frequency (MHz) for ARTIKUL-V3