ARTIKUL-MV
Mobile Direction Finder
Purpose:
- Search, detection, evaluation of parameters, direction finding, recording, technical analysis and classification of signals within HF, VHF, UHF and SHF ranges.
Typical configuration:
- Direction Finder inside radio dismountable or fixed transparent radome with integrated two-channel radio receiver and navigation equipment (operating frequency range 20 - 8000 MHz, max. simultaneous bandwidth 24 or 100 MHz)
- Control and display unit with SMO-PPK, SMO-STA, SMO-KN, SMO-ASPD Software Packages
ARTIKUL-MV Mobile Direction Finder
Options:
- Built-in module for extension of operating frequency range (1.5 – 30 MHz)
- SMO-BS 3GPP Software Package for Automated Monitoring of NB-IoT, GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5G Base Stations. Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2021681273
- SMO-BS CDMA/EVDO Software Package for Automated Monitoring of CDMA/EVDO Base Stations. Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2015662423
- SMO-BS TRUNK Customized Software for Automated Monitoring of DMR, dPMR, NXDN, APCO P25 and TETRA Network. Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2024665131
- SMO-BS DECT Software Package for Automated Monitoring of DECT Base Stations. Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2015662411
- SMO-BS Wireless Software Package for Automated Monitoring of short-range wireless networks (Wi-Fi, WiMAX, LoRaWan, Bluetooth, Zigbee). Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2021669703
- SMO-CT Software Package for Automated Monitoring of digital TV signals (DVB-T/T2/H, DTMB). Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2015613938.
Features:
- Operation in Ground-Ground, Ground-Air, Air-Ground modes
- Within 20 – 3000 MHz frequency range operating elevation range is -10° … +40°
- Within 3000 – 8000 MHz frequency range operating elevation range is 0° … +60°
- Two-channel digital radio receiver is installed inside DF antenna system providing for high interference protection, sensitivity and DF accuracy
- To prevent overloading of the direction finder digital path in complicated electromagnetic environment, digital radio receiver includes additional analogue narrow-band paths
- Weight with batteries is 65 kg max, dimensions are 1720×1280×788 mm
- The distance between antenna systems and operator's location can be up to 100 m
- Operation as a part of ARCHA-RP Fixed Station
- Navigation equipment integrated with the antenna system allows evaluating coordinates and course of the direction finder both while moving and at temporary stops.
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 with 1 dB increment |
| 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 220 - 3000 MHz frequency range (with 12.5 kHz spectrum discreteness), min. | 15 GHz/s |
| Minimum duration of detected single signal | 1 µs |
| DF method | Correlative interferometer |
| Operating azimuth range | 0° - 360° |
| Operating elevation range: | |
| within 20 – 3 000 MHz range | -10° … +40° |
| within 3000-8000 MHz range | 0° … +60° |
| 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 – 3 000 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 | max. 5° |
| within 20 – 3 000 MHz range | max. 2° |
| within 3000-8000 MHz range | max. 3° |
| 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 replaceable antenna system (length x width x height) | 1720×1280×650 mm |
| Weight of antenna system (including radio transparent radome): | max. 65 kg |
| Operating temperature range | -55°C … +55°C |
| 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. |
| Maximum altitude above-sea level | 4500 m |