iMet-1700 Specifications
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Antenna
Type Automatic radiotheodolite Frequency 1660 - 1700 MHz Dish Type Fiberglass parabolic dish Dish Diameter 1.6 M Tracking Beam Width 6.3 º Gain 24 dB Slant Range (km) > 250 km Tracking Accuracy < 0.2 º Az and El
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Receiver
Type Digital, Superheterodyne Bandwidth Selectable 50 - 1000 kHz Frequency Control Synthesized with AFC Modulation FM, AM, PM Sensitivity for 12dB S/N -113 dBm
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Scanner
Type Solid state sequential lobe scan Polarization Vertical Wide Angle No
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Drive System
Rotation, Azimuth Limited Azimuth Transfer Cable drum Rotation, Elevation -5 º to 91.5 º Motor Drive DC, Harmonic gears Slewing Speed (max) 25 º / sec Angular Acceleration 100 º / sec²
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Sonde Compatibility
Type RDF or GPS Polarization Vertical Models Sippican Mark-II, B2
IMD Mark-IV
Vaisala RS-80
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Installation
Type Fixed Environment Radome only required in extreme environments Antenna Weight 180 kg Material Powder coated steel Height (fully extended) 2.9 m Swing Diameter 1.7 m Operating Temperature -10 º to +55 ºC UPS Backup As specified Communications RS 232/422 Equipment Rack Free Standing,
installed in control roomRemote Launch Facility No
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Operating System
Meteorological Processing iMetOS System Computer Pentium IV PC Operating System MS Windows Control Display Unit 1 unit, full function Standard Reports WMO, STANAG, IMD