DRM150 Roof Mount Antennas

The DRM150 Roof Mount Antenna is an ultra-compact tri-band system encompassing the drive control, positioning hardware and beacon receiver, into the fully sealed and aerodynamic antenna enclosure.

This therefore makes the system a robust standalone sub-assembly ready to install onto almost any vehicle. The multi-band operation has been designed for effortless change-over in the field.

The feed, BUC and waveguide for each band is mounted on a simple and quick interchange cartridge, therefore the only connections you need to make are power, L-band and control.

No tools are required to change the band of operation and all satellite acquisition commands are performed via the simple and easy-to-use antenna controller unit. A GPS receiver, electronics compass and levelling inclinometer have also been equipped in the DRM system.

DRM150 Options

• PSU redundancy (pod mounting)
• 19” rack control panel
• Customer specific colour
• 3 axis jog-controller
• Auto-pointing controller
• Inclined orbit tracking controller.

Specification

• Antenna height:  152 cm
• Geometry:  single offset
• Reflector material:  carbon fibre
• Weight:  100kg (without BUC)
• Azimuth range:  +/- 185°
• Elevation range:  5° – 90° (optional 1° – 90°)
  Polarisation range:  +/- 90°.

Environmental Data

• Operating temperature:  -20°C – 55°C (Storage -40°C – 70°C)
• Solar radiation:  1,200W/ m2
• Wind speed:  44mph operational (100mph survival stowed)
• Rain fall:  125mm/h (excluding link budget effects).