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R&S®EDST300 TACAN/DME STATION TESTER Maintenance checks and signal-in-space analysis on TACAN and DME stations Product Brochure Version 02.00

AT A GLANCE The R&S®EDST300 TACAN/DME station tester is an analyzer designed for commissioning, testing and servicing pulsed terrestrial navigation systems. Its wide dynamic range and compact design make the R&S®EDST300 ideal especially for wired and field measurements on TACAN and DME ground stations. The R&S®EDST300 provides high-precision stimulus and analysis functions for terrestrial pulsed navigation signals in the frequency range from 960 MHz to 1215 MHz. It performs the TX/RX measurements required for TACAN and DME ground stations in line with the relevant civil and military...

BENEFITS Commissioning and regular maintenance checking of TACAN and DME ground stations ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► Precise on-channel peak power and frequency measurements Analysis of TACAN/DME spectrum Detailed analysis of TACAN bursts Automated pulse shape analysis Detailed analysis of station identifier Efficient on-channel sensitivity measurement Interrogation loading test Adjacent-channel measurement and decoder rejection High-precision measurement of reply delay and reply delay variation page 4 Signal-in-space analysis on TACAN and DME stations ► ► ► ► ► ► Efficient analysis in the field...

COMMISSIONING AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECKING OF TACAN AND DME GROUND STATIONS Precise on-channel peak power and frequency measurements Detailed analysis of TACAN bursts The R&S®EDST300 delivers high-precision measurements of the pulse peak power and carrier frequency of the overall system (e.g. by using a directional coupler connected to the system’s RF output) and of individual modules of the system, making external power sensors and frequency counters superfluous. The analyzer can determine the attenuation caused by the directional coupler and the RF cabling without using a network...

Efficient on-channel sensitivity measurement Interrogation loading test The R&S®EDST-B2 interrogator option for the R&S®EDST300 features a wide output power range (–80 dBm to +30 dBm). Via a directional coupler (coupling factor of e.g. 40 dB), the output power of the interrogation pulses transmitted to the TACAN/DME system’s RF port can be reduced to a range of e.g. –10 dBm to –120 dBm. This allows the precise determination of the sensitivity of a TACAN/DME station at the center frequency and at ±100 kHz offset from the center frequency as stipulated by the standard. The sensitivity of a...

SIGNAL-IN-SPACE ANALYSIS ON TACAN AND DME STATIONS Efficient analysis in the field Modulation and signal analysis on TACAN ground stations The R&S®EDST300 comes with an optional test antenna (R&S®EDST‑Z1). Using this antenna, the R&S®EDST300 can perform diverse signal-in-space measurements. In this way, range accuracy and many more system parameters such as signal strength in space, spacing between pulse pairs, reply efficiency and TACAN station bearings can be determined. Due to the directional characteristics of the test antenna, multipath effects are minimized. Equipped with the...

USER-FRIENDLY DESIGN AND APPLICATION-SPECIFIC EXTRAS Detailed analysis in line with relevant standards Exporting measurement data via USB data logger ICAO Annex 10, ICAO Doc. 8071, MIL‑STD‑291C and STANAG 5034 specify exactly how to service TACAN and DME systems. The high flexibility of the R&S®EDST300 makes it possible to perform all required measurements with a single instrument. The USB data logger of the R&S®EDST300 makes it easy to transfer measurement data to an external storage medium without the need for additional software. The data can then be evaluated and graphically displayed...

SPECIFICATIONS IN BRIEF Specifications in brief Frequency range Reference frequency, internal Aging per year TX power measurement (R&S®EDST300 analyzer) Measurement range (peak detector) autorange mode RF input 1 standard TACAN signal in line with MIL‑STD‑291C or standard DME signal in line with ICAO Annex 10, RF input 1, level range 15 dBm to 25 dBm, 95 % confidence level, +20 °C to +30 °C Input level range –70 dBm to +30 dBm, RF input 1, measurement time ≥ 200 ms, PRR ≥ 100/s 95 % confidence level –70 dBm to +30 dBm, RF input 1, standard TACAN signal in line with STANAG 5034, modulation...

Specifications in brief General data Power supply Rated voltage base unit external power supply Battery operating time with R&S®EDST-B3 option (new, fully charged battery) fully equipped (incl. R&S®EDST-B2 and R&S®EDST-B3), without external power supply Rohde & Schwarz R&S®EDST300 TACAN/DME Station T

ORDERING INFORMATION Designation Internal battery TACAN analysis Pulse shape analysis Antenna mast (monopole) Verification test Rugged transport case Documentation of calibration values Base unit TACAN/DME station tester Hardware options Software options Warranty Base unit Service options Extended warranty, one year Extended warranty, two years Extended warranty with calibration coverage, one year Extended warranty with calibration coverage, two years Please contact your local Rohde & Schwarz s

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