Criteria for multi-carrier X-band intermodulation products in the receive band

Author

Offner, J. ; Saam, T.

Author_Institution

Harris Corp., Melbourne, FL, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

Oct. 29 2012-Nov. 1 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Criteria for intermodulation products falling within the receiver of an X-band satellite earth terminal are historically governed by MIL-STD-188-164 and STANAG 4484. These specifications limit received intermodulation products from a simple two-tone transmitter measurement. X-band earth terminals that satisfy the challenging criteria qualify for multi-carrier operation. This paper investigates the practical implications of the existing criteria on X-band earth terminal design, models the intermodulation (IM) phenomena, and develops alternative criteria for X-band IM levels for multi-carrier operations. The proposed alternative criteria would facilitate a broader deployment of multi-carrier X-band capability for tactical users.

Keywords

intermodulation; microwave receivers; radio transmitters; satellite communication; IM phenomena; MIL-STD-188-164; STANAG 4484; X-band satellite earth terminal; multicarrier X-band intermodulation product; receive band; Earth; Military standards; Noise; Receivers; Satellites; Transmitters; Uplink; Intermodulation; MilSatCom; X-band;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE, 2012 - MILCOM 2012

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

2155-7578

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1729-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.2012.6415585

Filename

6415585