The development of a second generation Ku-band Multi Carrier test system for high-power microwave testing of satellite components
FHI, Federation of Technology Industries – November 10, 2020
DARE!! is currently developing and building a 6 channel Ku-band (10.7 to 12.8 Gigahertz) Multi Carrier tester for MultiPactor research on satellite components for CAST504, Chinese Academy for Space Technology in Xian China.
In the presentation of Onno de Meijer a number of new subsystems to be developed are discussed and explained, including: a new way of phase-stable generation of the IF signals, active power combining of two 8 – 18 GHz TWTAs, full tunability between 10.7 and 12.8 GHz and more! Read more…