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Portable Tester for Transponder

 

Portable Tester for Transponder is the appropriate tool to make aircraft GO/NOGO radar tests.

 

Application

 

Portable Tester is a C-Band transponder Test Set designed to evaluate operability (GO/NOGO tests). It allows setting the output to a single or a dual pulse interrogation, pulse pair spacing and RF output in frequency range from 5400 to 5900 MHz.

 

Portable Tester for Transponder can be use either on the operation field, with its antenna or in a laboratory (via its N - RF connector). Therefore it has been designed to resist rain and dust.


The front panel commands consist in four buttons to set all the parameters. Portable Tester configuration is readable via a 2x16 LCD screen and saved when turned off. The test result (GO/NOGO) is given by a LED_Light (front panel) and a Buzzer.

 

Portable Tester is a light tester and can be easily carried during tests processing. It can also be turned on and left alone on the ground. The operator can thus climb in the plane and turn on the transponder to check its operability directly.


With Portable Tester the test can be achieved by one operator.

 

 

Customer Transponder Specifications

 

Parameters

Performances

Distance from Transponder5 m – 50 m
Transponder FrequencyC-band 5400 to 5900 MHz
Transponder output power5 to 500 W
Adjustable internal delayAdjustable
CodeSingle and Double pulse interrogation
Code spacingAdjustable
Built-in duplexer for single antenna operations/
Input Power sensibility-40 to -80 dBm
 

Portable Tester Specifications

 

Parameters

Performances

FrequencyC-Band
Frequency Step1 MHz
Frequency GeneratorSynthesizer
Interrogation Modes

Single Pulse

Double Pulse

CW

OFF

Pulse pair Spacing3 to 12 µs
Pulse Width (fixed)Adjustable
PRF (fixed)Adjustable
Reply rate95%

Reply Window

Adjustable
Analysis ResultLED, Buzzer(GO/NOGO)
RF Output level IN&OUT connector, 50Ω, N type-35 dBm to +20 dBm / Steps: 10 dB
RF Input level IN&OUT connector, 50Ω, N type-35 dBm to +56 dBm
Other Outputs (BNC/TTL logic)Interrogation
Antenna Gain (include)+14 dBi
Weight6,6 Kg
Environmental conditions

IP55

Supply voltageInternal battery
Autonomy1hour (min)
Charge Voltage110-220 VAC 50 Hz