ARGAMAK-IS
Panoramic Field Strength Meter
Certificate of Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology – Approval of Measuring Equipment Type RU.C.35.018.A No. 47238/1 as of 29.06.2017. Entered into State Register of Measuring Equipment, Reg. No. 50427-12
Certificate of measurement procedure qualification No. 206/000265/2011 as 01.02.2011. It is also registered in the Federal Metrology and Standardization Foundation with No. ФР.1.38.2011.10001
Certificate of measurement procedure qualification No. 0001/РОСС СОБ 6.00095.2013/2015 as 20.10.2015. It is also registered in the Federal Metrology and Standardization Foundation with No. ФР1.35.2015.21788
Purpose:
- Measuring of electromagnetic field strength and radio signal parameters within a broad frequency range
- Panoramic spectrum analysis
- Recording of radio signals and broadcasts
- Technical analysis
- Analysis of service parameters of communication and data transmission systems: GSM, IS-95, cdma2000, EV-DO, TETRA, UMTS, DECT, LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, DMR, dPMR, NXDN, APCO P25, Bluetooth, Zigbee and DVB-T/T2/H, DTMB
- Can be operated standalone as well as a part of fixed measuring stations (ARCHA-IN, ARCHA-INM), fixed measuring systems (ARGAMAK-ISN), mobile measuring radio monitoring and direction finding stations (ARGUMENT-I, and transportable measuring radio monitoring and direction finding stations (ARCHA-IT).
Radio receiving unit of ARGAMAK-IS
Typical configuration:
- Radio receiving unit of ARGAMAK-IS (max. simultaneous bandwidth 22 MHz, operating frequency range 0,009-8000 MHz, high-stable reference frequency generator)
- EFSU External Field Sensor Module
- AC network power supply unit
- Control and display unit with SMO-PAI, SMO-STA, SMO-ASPD Software Packages.
Remote field sensor unit
Options
- Measurement antenna set
- Navigation and timing equipment GLONASS/GPS for location finding, increasing of accuracy of the frequency measurement and synchronization of several units when joint operating.
- SMO-BS Software Package for Automated Monitoring of Base Stations Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2015662409
- SMO-BS 3GPP Software Package for Automated Monitoring of GSM, UMTS, LTE Base Stations Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2021681273
- SMO-BS DECT Software Package for Automated Monitoring of DECT Base Stations Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2015662411
- SMO-BS TETRA Software Package for Automated Monitoring of TETRA Base Stations Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2015662742
- 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 Network. Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2016661912
- SMO-BS Wireless Customized Software for Automated Monitoring of short-range wireless networks (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee). Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2021669703
- SMO-CT Customized Software for Automated Monitoring of digital TV signals (DVB-T/T2/H, DTMB). Certificate of state registration of software packages No. 2015613938
- Software Development Kit.
Features:
- Connection and commutation of up to five external measuring antennae
- Precise attenuator providing the ability of input signal control within 0 - 60 dB range.
- Signal level measuring range is 0 to +140 dBµV without external attenuators
- To prevent overloading in complicated electromagnetic environment, an additional analogue path with 500 kHz bandwidth is used
- Low noise amplifier together with precise attenuator provides optimal parameters of radio receiving path required for operation with any kind of signal in complicated electromagnetic environment
- Socket for external reference generator
Metrological Specifications
| Operating frequency range: | |
| for switched antenna inputs | 9 kHz - 3 GHz |
| for extended configuration | 9 kHz - 8 GHz |
| when ARC-PS330 Wideband Frequency Down-Converter available | 9 kHz - 30 GHz |
| Limits of allowable relative error of sine signal frequency measurement | |
| using built-in or external frequency standard as a reference generator | Depends on frequency standard |
| with used frequency standard switched off | ±5×10-7 |
| Relative relative frequency setting error limit for the built frequency standard | ±1×10-9 |
| Limits of signal level measuring at switched antenna inputs: | |
| at "0.009…30 MHz" input within the range from 0.009 to 1 MHz | from 0 to 120 dBμV |
| at "0.009…30 MHz" input within the range from 1 to 30 MHz | from 0 to 130 dBμV |
| at inputs "1", "2" in frequency range from 1 to 8 GHz | from 0 to 130 dBμV |
| at "3" input within the range from 20 to 3000 MHz | from 0 to 140 dBμV |
| at "4" input within the range from 20 to 3000 MHz | from 0 to 130 dBμV |
| Limits of allowable relative error of sine signal level measurement: | |
| for switched antenna inputs | ±1 dB |
| at IF input | ±0.5 dB |
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Limits of allowable relative error of field strength measurement (ΔК means measuring antenna calibration factor error) |
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| using external field sensor unit | ±3 dB |
| using external measuring antennas | ±(1+ΔK) dB |
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Error of power flux density of radio signal electromagnetic field (ΔК means measuring antenna calibration factor error) |
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| when using the integrated field sensor | ±3 dB |
| when using switch inputs for external antennas | ±(1,5+ΔK) dB |
| when using switch inputs for external antennas with calibration | ±(0,5+ΔK) dB |
| Relative error of non-modulated signal and AM-signal frequency measurement (without GNSS-based synchronization) | max. ±1×10-9 |
| Relative error of non-modulated signal and AM-signal frequency measurement (with GNSS-based synchronization) | max. ±5×10-11 |
| Frequency measurement error for signals with broadband frequency modulation (broadcast stations) | max. ±10 Hz |
| Relative frequency measurement error for signals with narrow-band frequency modulation | max. ±10-8 |
| Relative frequency measurement error for digital signals with non-coherent modulation (FMn) | max. ±2×10-7 |
| Relative frequency measurement error for digital signals with coherent modulation (MMS, FMn) | max. ±1×10-8 |
| Frequency measurement error for digital signals without specific frequencies and with the bandwidth above 300 kHz | ±5 kHz, max. |
| Bandwidth measurement error using X dB method | max. ±5% |
| Bandwidh measurement error for β/2 method | max. ±5% |
| Amplitude modulation factor measurement error | max. ±7% |
| Frequency deviation measurement error for signals with frequency modulation | max. ±5% |
| Error of FMn signal frequency distribution measurement | max. ±5% |
| Modulation rate measurement error | max. ±1% |
| Relative error of sub-carrier frequency for stereo FM broadcasting | max. ±10-5 |
| Limits of allowable error of frequency channel occupancy measurement | max. ±1% |
| Error of digital TV signal level measurement | ±1 dB, max. |
| Central frequency measurement error for signals of digital TV single-frequency network, when GNSS-base synchronizing of internal reference generator | max. ±5×10-11 |
| Reference bandwidth measurement error for digital TV signal | max. ±0.1% |
Technical Specifications
| Operating frequency range | 0.009-8000 MHz |
| Number of receiving channels | 1 |
| Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) at antenna input with input resistance 50 Ohm | 2.5 |
| Type of antenna input connectors | N |
| Maximum allowable input voltage | 140 dBµV |
| Sensitivity (with 3.125 kHz discreteness and 10 dB signal/noise ratio) | 1 μV, max. |
| Noise figure (with preamplifier on) for unswitched inputs: | |
| Within 0.009 - 20 MHz range | 15 dB, max. |
| Within 20 - 8000 MHz range | 12 dB, max. |
| Intermodulation free dynamic range (3rd and 2nd order) at resolution not exceeding 16 kHz (with a spectrum discreteness of 3.125 kHz) | 75 dB, min |
| Attenuation | 0 - 60 dB, incr 1 dB |
| IF-input | 70 MHz |
| Max. bandpass at ± 1.0 dB variation: | |
| Within 0.009 - 5 MHz range | 1 MHz, min. |
| Within 5 - 20 MHz range | 2 MHz, min |
| Within 20 - 110 MHz range | 5 MHz, min. |
| Within 110 - 220 MHz range | 10 MHz, min |
| Within 220 - 8000 MHz range | 22 MHz, min. |
| Additional analog bandwidth | 0.5 MHz |
| Receiver tuning resolution | 1 Hz |
| Single-signal spurious, Image and IF rejection: | |
| Within 0.009 - 3000 MHz range | 80 dB, min |
| Within 3000 - 8000 MHz range | 70 dB, min |
| Phase noise level of heterodyne when mistuning at 10 kHz | |
| Within 0.009 - 30 MHz range | -100 dBs/Hz, max. |
| Within 20 - 3000 MHz range | -100 dBs/Hz, max. |
| Within 3000 - 8000 MHz range | -90 dBs/Hz, max. |
| Input IP2, attenuation off | |
| Within 0.009 - 30 MHz range | 30 dBmW min. |
| Within 20 - 3000 MHz range | 40 dBmW min. |
| Within 3000 - 8000 MHz range | 30 dBmW min. |
| Input IP3, attenuation off | |
| Within 0.009 - 30 MHz range | 0 dBmW min. |
| Within 20 - 3000 MHz range | 10 dBmW min. |
| Within 3000 - 8000 MHz range | 0 dBmW min. |
| Relative frequency instability of the built-in reference generator | |
| When no GNSS-based synchronization | max. ±1×10-9 |
| When GNSS-based synchronization | max. ±5×10-11 |
| Typical retuning time | 2000 µs |
| Parameters of external reference generator input: | |
| Frequency | 10 MHz; 12,8 MHz |
| Level | 0±3 dBm |
| Demodulator bandwidth |
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| Receiver sensitivity in AM mode | 1.5 μV, max. |
| Receiver sensitivity in FM (narrow) mode | 0.8 μV, max. |
| Demodulation types | AM, FM, SSB, FT |
| Panorama spectrum analysis rate when scanning over 220 - 3000 MHz frequency range (with 12.5 kHz spectrum discreteness) | 10 GHz/s, min |
| Minimum duration of single signal detected within simultaneous bandwidth (receiver tuning frequency doesn't change) | 1 µs |
| Types of recorded data | Spectrum, time, signal sampling (I/Q) |
| Continuous recording time | Depends on the storage volume |
| Maximum I/Q bandwidth | 22 MHz |
| I/Q output interface | Ethernet 1G |
| External equipment control interface | RS-485 |
| DC supply voltage | 10 - 30 V |
| Voltage of AC power supply | 90-250 V |
| Power consumption | 70 W, max. |
| Dimensions, max. | |
| Remote sensor unit | Ø 200×360 mm |
| Radio receiving unit | 490×280×150 mm |
| Weight | 10 kg, max |
| Operating temperature range | +5°C … +45°C |
| Operating frequency range for external field sensor unit, providing field strength measuring with permissible accuracy of 1 dB | -20°C … +55°C |
| Relative humidity at 25°С | max. 98% |
| Maximum altitude above-sea level | 4500 m |