Description
XICOM – XTD-500DBS, High Power 500W, Ku-Band, GaN SATCOM SSPA
Xicom Products D-500DBS are compact self-contained, antenna mountable power amplifiers designed for low cost installation and long life. The design eliminates the need for an amplifier shelter as well as a long waveguide run between the amplifier and the antenna feed horn. RF harmonic filters, cooling, and monitoring & control systems are all self-contained within the HPA. These features provide high reliability, low maintenance costs, and low replacement costs.
The XTD-500DBS may be configured for single thread, redundant or phase-combined operation. An optional linearizer is available to allow increased transient power while meeting spectral regrowth requirements.
Xicom is the world leader in innovative TWTA design. Xicom’s outdoor antenna mounted TWTAs are known worldwide for their reliable operation and long life. Acclaimed for their compact and highly efficient design, Xicom’s antenna-mount amplifiers dramatically reduce both installation and operation costs. Products span C-band to V-band with high power and efficiency.
Xicom High Power 500W FEATURES
- Compact, self-contained design
- 27.3 Kilograms Antenna Mount Package
- Power levels from 50W to 1250W
- High efficiency for low operating cost
- Weatherized for -40°C to +60°C operation. No shelter required
- Internal cooling, RF filters
- M&C Interface: RS-232/422/485
- Efficient 2450 VA Maximum, 1400 VA Typical
- Power 100-260 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz, Single Phase
- Power factor correction
- CE certified
- Detected RF and gain control
- Serial and Ethernet control
- SNMP
Xicom XTD-500DBS OPTIONS
- Remote External Controllers
- C-, X-, Ku-, DBS – Ka-, Q-, V- and multi-band coverage
- 1:1, 1:2, and 1:N redundancy
- 1+1, 4-way and 8-way power combining
- Extended frequency coverage
- Integrated linearizers (Standard on many models)
- All TWTAs are available with integrated BUCs
- *Liquid Cooling on 250, 500, 750, and 1250 models
MODEL, Frequency Band Range & Power Outputs
NOTE: During manufacturing, each SSPA is tuned to a particular band, frequency range and only covers that specified band and range.
A separate brochure is available for each of the ranges listed below upon request.
| Model | Ku-Band Frequency Parameters | Available Frequency Bands | TWT Power (W) | Flange Power (W) |
| XTD-500DBS | Ku-Band Frequency Range – 1 | 17.3 to 18.1 GHz | 500 | 650 |
| XTD-500DBS | Ku-Band Frequency Range – 2 | 17.3 to 18.4 GHz | 500 | 650 |
General Specifications
RF Output Power
- Traveling Wave Tube: 500 Watts PSAT 56.02 dBm (750W)
- Rated Power @ Amplifier Flange 55.4 dBm (350W)
- Intermodulation (maximum) -18 dBc with two equal carriers @ 4dB total output power backoff from rated power.
- Harmonic Output (maximum) -60 dBc
- AM/PM Conversion (maximum) 2.5 deg/dB at 6 dB below rated output power
Frequency & Gain Characteristics
- Output Frequency: 7.9 to 8.4 GHz (other options available)
- Input Frequency: 950 to 1450 MHz (With Optional BUC)
- Input Level, No Damage +10 dBm max
- Small Signal (typical) 70 dB ±5 dB
- Gain Attenuation Range 30 dB in 0.1 dB steps
- Gain Variation (over 40 MHz) 1.0 dB per 40 MHz
- Gain Variation (over full band) 2.5 dB/575 MHz
- Gain Slope (max) ± 0.04 dB/MHz
- Gain Stability, over 24 hours ± 0.25 dB maximum
- Gain Variation over Temp ± 1.0 dB over temperature range at any frequency
Product Data Brochure to be Added
Comtech Xicom Technology, founded in 1991, has grown to be a world leading satellite communications (satcom) amplifier supplier, offering the broadest product line in the industry. Our focus on customers, innovation and quality has driven growth and created a company with a reputation for excellence. Regarded as an industry leader across the board, Xicom provides rugged, highly efficient and reliable Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers (TWTAs), Klystron Power Amplifiers (KPAs), Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs), and Block Upconverters (BUCs) for commercial and military applications around the world. These Xicom High Power Amplifiers (HPAs) are in use in critical communications links on the ground, in the air and on the sea; they support fixed traditional and direct-to-home broadcast, mobile news gathering, transportable and flyaway systems, secure high data rate communications, and broadband access over satcom.
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