Comtech Bobcat – Medium Power BUCs

Industry-Leading GaN Bobcat Block Upconverters (BUCs) from Milexia partners Terrasat.

Designed for compact portable terminals needing high power from very small packages operating in challenging environments, Bobcat’s are high-performance, DC-powered, feed-mount outdoor BUCs with outsized features including extensive data logging, easy-to-use web-based GUI, ethernet SNMP (v1 or v3), and interchangeability between X, Ku and Ka-bands.

From the Bobcat 64Ku in 4.5 lbs. on up, these BUCs provide high linear power density for the most demanding pack-up Satcom terminal applications.

Features

• Low Cost Operation
• Small and Light – 4 lb to 10 lb feed-mount packages
• Single-band and Multi-band Block Up-Converter (BUC)
• High Efficiency – Low power draw, optional battery save and keyline modes
• Rugged – Weatherized for -40°C to +60°C Operation, MIL-STD-810 environment
• Internal RF Filters and M&C System
• Powerful – 16W up to 50W linear power per MIL-STD-188-164
• Flexible – Interchangeable X-, Ku- and Ka-band Bobcats Options for multiple Ka-bands, and SNMP v3

Applications

The new product line includes the Bobcat 50X (25 Watt linear X-band); the Bobcat 64Ku (32 Watt linear Ku-band); and the Bobcat 32Ka (16 Watt linear Ka-band BUC), each in about 110 cu in and weighing 4 to 5 lbs. Even in this small package you don’t have to give up on features.

The 5-pound Bobcats still have extensive attenuation control and calibration capability, data logging and web GUI availability, and security features such as the optional SNMP v3 implementation.