Quick Deployment Active HF

NVIS DF Element
1 – 30 MHz
VERSION: 1.0 Product Code: DF-A0172
SPECIFICATIONS:
Electrical:
Frequency range 1 – 30 MHz
VSWR < 2.0:1 (typical CP modes)
Nominal impedance 50 Ω
RF power handling Receive only
Polarisation Linear, vertical, LCP or RCP
Connector:
RF N(f)
Control 4-pin Amphenol
Power supply 12 V
OIP3 (Active mode) 38 dBm
Switching cycles Designed for 100 Mc

Mechanical:
Total height
< 2250/1200 mm
(deployed/stowed)
Total diameter < 1600/280 mm (excl. quadpod)
(deployed /stowed ) < 1900/280 mm (incl. quadpod)
Total mass < 8.3 kg
- Self-standing with quadpod
Mounting - Bolt hole flange for semi-permanent
mounting
Colour Per request

Environmental: designed to meet the following specifications

Designed for storage: -30 °C to +70 °C
Temperature range
Designed for operation -30 °C to +55 °C
Weatherproofing Designed for IP66 rain resistant
Designed for MIL-STD 810E 516.4:
Shock and vibration
vibration category 8, shock 40 g
120 km/h without guy ropes
Wind resistance
160 km/h when fitted with guy ropes
Exposed materials Painted aluminium and fibreglass

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
The DF-A0172 antenna is a single site location (SSL) Active HF DF array
PRODUCT FEATURES: element. Polarisation is selectable between linear vertical, RHCP and LHCP
 Low visual profile though the injecting of different DC voltages into the circular interface
 Quick deployment connector.
 Active operation with passive bypass option The antenna includes a low noise pre-amp that increases the antenna
 Integrated switching system sensitivity, an integrated switching system and lightning and ESD protection.
 Lightning/ESD protected In passive bypass mode, there are no nonlinear active components in the
 Compact stowed form factor chain to introduce unwanted distortion on the received signals.
It can be deployed as part of either a linear or circular array and is quickly
APPLICATIONS: and easily deployed and stowed. The product is unique in that it features a
 Tactical HF DF array element fully integrated quadpod for rapid deployment but can also be bolted to a
 Linear or circular arrays plinth for semi-permanent installations. When stowed, the antenna collapses
 SSL arrays into a very small form factor for easy transportation and storage.
The design of the antenna element is such that it is able to switch between
*CA Application 2,853,219; one of three modes: LHCP, RHCP and a VP omni mode. In LHCP and RHCP
*EP Patent 2771943; modes, the antenna element is capable of receiving waves of LHCP and
*U.S. Patent No. 14/353,382; RHCP polarisation respectively, incident from the upper half sphere, with a
*ZA Patent No. 2014/02806 gain peak at θ = 0° (directly upwards). In VP omni mode, the antenna
operates similar to a monopole antenna, able to receive waves with vertical
polarisation with a gain peak on the horison (or just above it) and a null at θ
= 0°.
The antenna is intended for use in constructing DF interferometer arrays
consisting of a number of DF-A0172 antennas.

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Quick Deployment Active HF NVIS DF Element
1 – 30 MHz
Product Code: DF-A0172 VERSION: 1.0

Elevation patterns for various ground types:

Gain and pattern symmetry:

NB. Gain patterns are measured with
the antenna in free space using a VP
source and reference (coloured
traces adjacent) for 4 elevation cuts
at 45° to each other.

On this average, for these different

elevation cuts, we can add 6 dB to
predict the circular polarised gain that
would be obtained on a good ground
(like pastoral hills). Gain is for
incidence from directly above (θ =
0°).

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Quick Deployment Active HF NVIS DF Element
1 – 30 MHz
Product Code: DF-A0172 VERSION: 1.0
E-field requirements:

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Quick Deployment Active HF NVIS DF Element
1 – 30 MHz
Product Code: DF-A0172 VERSION: 1.0

Outline dimension drawings:

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